Time efficient method to renew water in static sediment toxicity tests

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 842-845

  Gorrie, J R ^b   Bidwell, J R ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOASSAY; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033938859     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s0012800079     Document Type: Article

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