A field investigation of the relationship between zinc and acid volatile sulfide concentrations in freshwater sediments

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 255-264

  Ankley, Gerald T ^a   Liber, Karsten ^a   Call, Daniel J ^a   Markee, Thomas P ^b   Canfield, Timothy J ^b   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Bioavailability; Interstitial water; Sediment; Toxicity; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; LEAD; NICKEL; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; INTERSTITIAL WATER; ZINC;

EID: 0030302605     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00662186     Document Type: Article

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