Chironomus tentans life-cycle test: Design and evaluation for use in assessing toxicity of contaminated sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1165-1176

  Benoit, Duane A ^a   Sibley, Paul K ^a   Juenemann, Jamie L ^b   Ankley, Gerald T ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Integrated Laboratory Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Chironomus tentans; Life cycle test; Sediment toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CALCULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031009582     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1165:CTLCTD>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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