Assessment of sediment toxicity using different trophic organisms

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 260-267

  Cheung, Y H ^a   Neller, A ^b   Chuu, K H ^c   Tam, N F Y ^a   Wong, C K ^c   Wong, Y S ^d   Wong, M H ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Environmental Protection Department   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; ZINC;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; FISH; HONG KONG; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SHRIMP; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA; ENSIS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METAPENAEUS ENSIS; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; TRACHINOTUS;

EID: 0030964039     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900183     Document Type: Article

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