Chronic effect of cadmium in sediments on colonization by benthic marine organisms: An evaluation of the role of interstitial cadmium and acid- volatile sulfide in biological availability

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2126-2137

  Hansen, David J ^a   Mahony, John D ^b   Berry, Walter J ^a   Benyi, Sandra J ^a   Corbin, Jeffrey M ^c   Pratt, Sheldon D ^d   Di Toro, Dominic M ^b,e   Abel, Mary Beth ^f  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Box 13087   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^e HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Cadmium; Interstitial water; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BIVALVIA; MEDIOMASTUS AMBISETA; MOLLUSCA; NEMATODA; PODARKE OBSCURA; POLYCHAETA; STREBLOSPIO BENEDICTI;

EID: 0029856414     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620151208     Document Type: Article

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