Toxicity of alkalinity to Hyalella azteca

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 807-814

  Lasier, P J ^a   Winger, P V ^a   Reinert, R E ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANKTON; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BICARBONATES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CRUSTACEA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION;

ALKALINITY; PORE WATER; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 0030609781     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900553     Document Type: Article

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