Effects of photoinduced toxicity of fluoranthene on amphibian embryos and larvae

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1777-1785

  Hatch, Audrey C ^a   Burton Jr , G Allen ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Fluoranthene; Photoinduced toxicity; Ultraviolet light

Indexed keywords

FLUORANTHENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

AMPHIBIAN; FLUORANTHENE; TOXICITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HATCHING; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM; AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; ANURA; ARABYSTOMA; ARABYSTOMA MACULATUM; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS; XENOPUS (GENUS); XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0031844021     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620170918     Document Type: Article

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