Identification of toxic substances in United Kingdom estuaries

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 401-411

  Thomas, Kevin V ^a   Thain, John E ^a   Waldock, Michael J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminant identification; Estuaries; Tisbe battagliai; Toxicity identification evaluation

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; TOXIC MATERIAL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; ESTUARY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

TISBE BATTAGLIAI;

EID: 0033034863     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1999)018<0401:IOTSIU>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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