Zinc toxicity in stormwater runoff from sawmills in British Columbia

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2721-2725

  Bailey, H C ^a   Elphick, J R ^a   Potter, A ^b   Zak, B ^c  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b Weyerhaeuser Saskatchewan Ltd   (Canada)

^c 1100 555 Burrard St ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Rainbow trout; Sawmill; Stormwater runoff; Toxicity identification evaluation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; RUNOFF; TOXICITY; ZINC;

STORMWATER RUNOFF; TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION EVALUATION;

WATER AERATION;

CHELATING AGENT; DIVALENT CATION; EDETIC ACID; RUNOFF; STORM WATER; ZINC;

RUNOFF; STORMWATER; TOXICITY; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033058409     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00487-4     Document Type: Article

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