Toxicity of chlorine and other chlorinated compounds to some Australian aquatic organisms

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 971-976

  Manning, T M ^a   Wilson, S P ^a   Chapman, J C ^a  

^a NSW Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHLORINE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CHLORINE; DAPHNIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DISINFECTANTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; WATER PURIFICATION;

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; KING PRAWN; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CLADOCERA; MELICERTUS PLEBEJUS; PENAEUS; PLEBEJUS; ANIMALIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIAN AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINATED COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIA; CHLORINE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POTABLE WATER; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER TREATMENT;

TOXICITY;

EID: 0029659913     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900140     Document Type: Article

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