Monitoring agricultural drainage ditches and the receiving water (Nicomekl River, Surrey, B.C.) for toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia and probable cause due to organophosphate contamination

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 423-453

  McLeay, M J ^a   Hall, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural runoff; Ceriodaphnia dubia; Nicomekl River; Organophosphate insecticides; Piperonyl butoxide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; INSECTICIDES; RIVERS; SAMPLING; TOXICITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE DITCHES; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; ORGANOPHOSPHATE CONTAMINATION;

DRAINAGE;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; MONITORING; TOXICITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NICOMEKL RIVER;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; INVERTEBRATA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 0032822089     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1999.020     Document Type: Article

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