Development of a sub-lethal pollution bioassay using the estuarine amphipod Gammarus duebeni

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 569-578

  J Lawrence, A ^a   Poulter, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Gammarus duebeni; Pleopod beat; Swimming endurance

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARIES; FLOW OF WATER; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

GAMMARUS DUEBENI; PLEOPOD BEAT; SUB LETHAL ECOTOXICOLOGY; SWIMMING ENDURANCE;

BIOASSAY;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; COPPER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

BIOASSAY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDURANCE; ESTUARY; GAMMARUS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; TIME; WATER FLOW;

AMPHIPODA; GAMMARUS DUEBENI;

EID: 0032032154     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00306-0     Document Type: Article

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