The effects of water chemistry on the toxicity of copper to fathead minnows

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-193

  Erickson, Russell J ^a   Benoit, Duane A ^a   Mattson, Vincent R ^a   Nelson Jr , Henry P ^b   Leonard, Edward N ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Copper; Fathead minnow; Toxicity; Water chemistry effects

Indexed keywords

ANION; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CARBONIC ACID; CATION; CHLORIDE; COPPER; HUMIC ACID; HYDROXIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; WATER;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLAY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; HARDNESS; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0030058073     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0181:TEOWCO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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