Characterization of sediments from Copenhagen Harbour by use of biotests

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 233-240

  Pedersen, Finn ^a   Bjørnestad, Estelle ^a   Andersen, Helle Vang ^b   Kjølholt, Jesper ^b   Poll, Christian ^b  

^a Intl Agency for 14C Determination   (Denmark)

^b COWI ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acartia tonsa; Corophium volutator; Microtox; Pore water toxicity; Sediment toxicity; Skeletonema costatum; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

BIOTESTS;

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISMS; PORTS AND HARBORS; TESTING; TOXICITY;

SEDIMENTS;

HEAVY METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOASSAY; BIOTEST; ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGA; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPEPOD; DENMARK; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

DENMARK, COPENHAGEN HARBOUR;

ACARTIA TONSA; ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; COPEPODA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0031868709     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00203-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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