Modulation of cupric ion activity by pH and fulvic acid as determinants of toxicity in Xenopus laevis embryos and larvae

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 568-573

  Buchwalter, David B ^a,b   Linder, Greg ^b   Curtis, Lawrence R ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper toxicity; FETAX; Fulvic acid; pH

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; FULVIC ACID;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERATOGENESIS; WATER POLLUTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029933532     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0568:MOCIAB>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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