Utility of a full life-cycle copepod bioassay approach for assessment of sediment-associated contaminant mixtures

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 692-701

  Kovatch, Charles E ^a   Chandler, G Thomas ^a   Coull, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Copepods; Estuarine; Life cycle; Mixed contaminants; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; LIFE CYCLE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COPEPOD; ESTUARY; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPHIASCUS TENUIREMIS; MICROARTHRIDION LITTORALE;

EID: 0032870246     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00029-6     Document Type: Article

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