Effect of zeolite on toxicity of ammonia in freshwater sediments: Implications for toxicity identification evaluation procedures

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2310-2317

  Besser, John M ^a   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^a   Leonard, Edward N ^b   Mount, David R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Sediment toxicity; Toxicity identification; Zeolite Metals

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CADMIUM; COPPER; FRESH WATER; ZEOLITE;

AMMONIA; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; ECOTOXICITY; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALIA; AZTECA; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 0031790251     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1998)017<2310:EOZOTO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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