Acute toxicity of fire-retardant and foam-suppressant chemicals to Hyalella azteca (Saussure)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1370-1376

  McDonald, Susan F ^a   Hamilton, Steven J ^a   Buhl, Kevin J ^a   Heisinger, James F ^b  

^a Yankton Field Research Station   (United States)

^b W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Amphipods; Fire retardants; Foam suppressants; Hyalella azteca

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMPHIPODA; AZTECA; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA; PHOS;

EID: 0030741094     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1370:ATOFRA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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