Ambient bioassays for assessing water-quality conditions in receiving streams

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 377-393

  Stewart, A J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient toxicity testing; Biological monitoring; Ceriodaphnia; Fathead minnow larvae

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; THEORY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AMBIENT BIOASSAY; EPA; FATHEAD MINNOW; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

CERIODAPHNIA;

EID: 0030417143     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00351953     Document Type: Article

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