Oil and Dispersed Oil Toxicity to Amphipods and Snails

Spill Science and Technology Bulletin

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Gulec, Ismail ^a   Leonard, Brian ^a   Holdway, Douglas A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioassay; EC50; LC50; Oil; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALLORCHESTES COMPRESSA; AMPHIPODA; GASTROPODA; POLINICES;

BIOASSAY; CRUDE OIL; OIL SPILL; TOXICITY;

EID: 0031397070     PISSN: 13532561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1353-2561(97)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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