A statistical approach for the assessment of the toxic influences on Gammarus pulex (Amphipoda) and Asellus aquaticus (Isopoda) exposed to urban aquatic discharges

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1237-1243

  Mulliss, R M ^a   Revitt, D M ^a   Shutes, R B E ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caged macroinvertebrates; Combined sewer overflow (CSO); Mortality response; Multiple regression; Predictive equations; Principal component analysis; Surface water outfall (SWO); Urban receiving waters

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXICITY TESTING; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER;

AMPHIPODA; ASELLUS AQUATICUS; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS PULEX; ISOPODA; PULEX;

CAGED INVERTEBRATE; MORTALITY; POLLUTION; STATISTICAL PROCEDURE;

COMBINED SEWERS; ECOLOGY; HEAVY METALS; HYDROLOGY; IN SITU PROCESSING; OUTFALLS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CAGED MACROINVERTEBRATES; COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW; MORTALITY RESPONSE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER OUTFALL; URBAN RECEIVING WATERS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029661756     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00281-2     Document Type: Article

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