Acute toxicity to fish and solution stability of some biocides used in the pulp and paper industry

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 373-380

  Milanova, E ^a   Sithole B B ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Biocides; Chemical analysis; Degradation; Effluents; Fishes; Hydrolysis; Pollution; Slimicides

Indexed keywords

BISTRICHLOROMETHYLSULFONE; METHYLENEBISTHIOCYANATE;

BIOCIDES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; FISHERIES; HYDROLYSIS; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; SOLUTIONS; TOXICITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; PULP MILL; RAINBOW TROUT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0031037509     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(96)00952-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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