TY - T1 - Realistic low-doses of two emerging contaminants change size distribution of an annual flowering plant population SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/325592 T3 - A1 - Patama, Marjo; Belz, Regina G.; Sinkkonen, Aki A2 - PB - Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - HHCB [1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta(g)-2-benzopyran] and 4-tert-octylphenol [4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol] are widely used emerging contaminants that have the potential to cause adverse effects in the environment. The purpose of this study was to observe if and how environmentally realistic concentrations of these contaminants alter growth in plant populations. It was hypothesized that within an exposed Gypsophila elegans Bieb (annual baby's breath) population espe... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 1172 Environmental sciences; 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology; Dose-response; Growth stimulation; Hormesis; Low toxin doses; Selective toxicity; SEWAGE-SLUDGE; CHEMICAL INTERFERENCE; RESOURCE COMPETITION; POLYCYCLIC MUSKS; COPPER-SULFATE; HORMESIS; GROWTH; STIMULATION; RESPONSES; WATER; Dose-response; Growth stimulation; Hormesis; Low toxin doses; Selective toxicity; SEWAGE-SLUDGE; CHEMICAL INTERFERENCE; RESOURCE COMPETITION; POLYCYCLIC MUSKS; COPPER-SULFATE; HORMESIS; GROWTH; STIMULATION; RESPONSES; WATER N1 - PP - ER -