Effects of spatial and temporal variation of acid-volatile sulfide on the bioavailability of copper and zinc in freshwater sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 286-293

  Besser, John M ^a   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^a   Giesy, John P ^b  

^a National Biological Service   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Bioavailability; Chironomus tentans; Metals; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FRESH WATER; METAL; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI;

EID: 0030042493     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0286:EOSATV>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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