Toxicity and bioavailability of the organophosphorus insecticide pirimiphos methyl to the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex L. In laboratory and mesocosm systems

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1456-1461

  Crane, Mark ^a   Attwood, Claire ^a   Sheahan, Dave ^b   Morris, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gammarus pulex; Mesocosm; Organophosphorus insecticides; Pirimiphos methyl; Toxicity prediction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GAMMARUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0032993385     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<1456:TABOTO>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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