Potential ecotoxic effects probe (PEEP): A novel index to assess and compare the toxic potential of industrial effluents

Environmental Toxicology and Water Quality

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 115-140

  Costan, G ^a   Bermingham, N ^a   Blaise, C ^a   Ferard, J F ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Centre des Sciences de l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEA; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METAL INDUSTRY; METALLURGY; MINING; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 0027288034     PISSN: 10534725     EISSN: 10982256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.2530080202     Document Type: Article

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