The effect of the oil dispersant Omni-Clean® on the toxicity of fuel oil no. 2 in two bioassays with the sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus

Chemosphere

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2141-2157

  Adams, G G ^a   Klerks, P L ^a   Belanger, S E ^a,b   Dantin, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyprinodon variegatus; Dispersant; Dispersant oil toxicity interaction; Fish; Fuel oil 2; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FUEL OIL; OIL DISPERSANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; FISH; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOMASS; FUEL OILS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KILLIFISHES; LETHAL DOSE 50; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033232018     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00135-6     Document Type: Article

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