Tolerance of freshwater test organisms to formulated sediments for use as control materials in whole-sediment toxicity tests

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 222-230

  Kemble, Nile E ^a   Dwyer, F James ^a   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^a   Dawson, Timothy D ^b   Norberg King, Teresa J ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Integrated Laboratory Systems   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Amphipod; Midge; Oligochaete; Sediment testing

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; AZTECA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; HYALELLA AZTECA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 0032934706     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0222:TOFTOT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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