Evidence that variability in ambient fathead minnow short-term chronic tests is due to pathogenic infection

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-356

  Kszos, Lynn Adams ^a   Stewart, Arthur J ^a   Sumner, James R ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CKY Environmental Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient toxicity testing; Fathead minnow; Pathogen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; EFFLUENT; FISH; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; FUNGI; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0031055583     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<0351:ETVIAF>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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