Determination of selected fate and aquatic toxicity characteristics of acrylic acid and a series of acrylic esters

Chemosphere

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-38

  Staples, C A ^a   Murphy, S R ^b   McLaughlin, J E ^c   Leung, H W ^d   Cascieri, T C ^e   Farr, C H ^b  

^a Assessment Technologies   (United States)

^b Elf Atochem North America Inc   (United States)

^c ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Celanese Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylic acid; Acrylic esters; Aquatic toxicity; Biodegradation

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; ACRYLIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIODEGRADATION; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SOIL; TOXICITY;

ACRYLATES; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MUTAGENS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0033986762     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(99)00228-3     Document Type: Article

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