Hazard evaluation of inorganics, singly and in mixtures, to flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis in the San Juan River, New Mexico

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 296-308

  Hamilton, S J ^a   Buhl, K J ^a  

^a Yankton Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; BORON; COPPER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MOLYBDENUM; SELENATE; SELENITE; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

FLANNELMOUTH SUCKER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; LARVA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

NEW MEXICO; SAN JUAN RIVER; USA;

CATOSTOMUS LATIPINNIS;

EID: 0031410511     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1997.1600     Document Type: Article

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