A reformulated, reconstituted water for testing the freshwater amphipod, Hyalella azteca

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1229-1233

  Smith, Mark E ^a   Lazorchak, James M ^a   Herrin, Lori E ^a   Brewer Swartz, Sandra ^b   Thoeny, William T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Plaza I   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyalella azteca; Reference toxicants; Sediments; Standard water

Indexed keywords

MINERAL WATER; TAP WATER; WELL WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; AZTECA; CRUSTACEA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 0030915025     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1229:ARRWFT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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