Application of Ceriodaphnia dubia for whole effluent toxicity tests in the Hawkesbury-Nepean watershed, New South Wales, Australia: Method development and validation

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-93

  Bailey, Howard C ^a   Krassoi, Rick ^b   Elphick, James R ^a   Mulhall, Ann Maree ^b   Hunt, Peta ^b   Tedmanson, Louise ^b   Lovell, Adam ^c  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b SINCLAIR KNIGHT MERZ   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ceriodaphnia dubia; Diet; Dilution water; Reference toxicants; Toxicity tests

Indexed keywords

DIMPYLATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

EFFLUENT; METHODOLOGY; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA;

EID: 0033989654     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190110     Document Type: Review

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