Toxicity of Reconquista river water: Bioassays with juvenile Cnesterodon decemmaculatus

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 558-565

  De La Torre, F R ^a   Demichelis, S O ^a   Ferrari, L ^a,b   Salibian A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; RIVER WATER;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CADMIUM; FISHES; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CNESTERODON DECEMMACULATUS;

BIOINDICATOR; CADMIUM; SENTINEL SPECIES;

ARGENTINA, BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, RECONQUISTA RIVER;

EID: 0030609775     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900371     Document Type: Article

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