Chronic toxicity of ammonia to the freshwater bivalve Sphaerium novaezelandiae

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-46

  Hickey, C W ^a   Martin, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; AMMONIA; FRESH WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLAM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; LETHAL DOSE 50; NEW ZEALAND; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; SPHAERIUM; SPHAERIUM NOVAEZELANDIAE;

EID: 0032889003     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900440     Document Type: Article

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