New artificial sediment for Chironomus riparius toxicity testing

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 691-697

  Ribeiro, R ^a   Kelly, L A ^b   Goncalves F ^c   Burton Jr , G A ^d   Soares, A M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; PESTICIDE;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROLYSIS; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 0032787672     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289901035     Document Type: Article

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