Sediment bioassessment in Halifax Harbour

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 1567-1581

  Tay, Kok‐Leng ^a   Doe, Kenneth G ^a   Wade, Suzanne J ^a   Vaughan, David A ^a   Berrigan, Rita E ^a   Moore, Michael J ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Lesions; Sediment; Sensitivity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRUSTACEA; FISH; LIVER TOXICITY; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; POLYCHAETA; SEA; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0026801462     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620111107     Document Type: Article

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