Comparison of Chironomus riparius meigen and Chironomus tentans Fabricius (Diptera: Chironomidae) for assessing the toxicity of sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1885-1892

  Watts, Matthew M ^a   Pascoe, David ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Chironomus riparius; Chironomus tentans; Lindane; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; LINDANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; DIPTERA; FABRICIUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034045422     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2000)019<1885:COCRMA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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