Assessment of ammonia toxicity in contaminated sediments of the Upper Scheldt (Belgium): The development and application of toxicity identification evaluation procedures

Chemosphere

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1967-1974

  Van Sprang, P A ^a   Janssen, C R ^a   Sabayasachi, M ^a   Benijts, F ^b   Persoone, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ECCA nv   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CRUSTACEA; FRACTIONATION; NONHUMAN; PH; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

CRUSTACEA; THAMNOCEPHALUS PLATYURUS; ANOSTRACA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

AMMONIA; ESTUARY ENVIRONMENT; FAIRY SHRIMP; PORE WATER; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

BELGIUM, UPPER SCHELDT;

EID: 0030274267     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-6535(96)00304-9     Document Type: Article

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