Comparison of three marine screening tests and four Oslo and Paris Commission procedures to evaluate toxicity of offshore chemicals

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 384-389

  Weideborg, Mona ^a   Vik, Eilen Arctander ^a   Øfjord, Gro Daae ^a   Kjønnø, Ocelie ^a  

^a PO Box 6875 Rodelokka   (Norway)

Author keywords

Offshore chemicals; OSPAR tests; Screening tests; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; LETHAL DOSE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ABRA ALBA; ACARTIA; ACARTIA TONSA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; SALINA; SKELETONEMA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 0031042552     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0384:COTMST>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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