Estimates of the spatial extent of sediment toxicity in major U.S. estuaries

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3585-3592

  Long, Edward R ^a   Robertson, Andrew ^b   Wolfe, Douglas A ^b   Hameedi, Jawed ^b   Sloane, Gail M ^c  

^a National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin   (United States)

^b National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ESTUARY; FERTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SEA URCHIN; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; VIBRIONACEAE;

ESTUARY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

USA;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0029660796     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9602758     Document Type: Article

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