Quantifying solar spectral irradiance in aquatic habitats for the assessment of photoenhanced toxicity

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 920-925

  Barron, Mace G ^a   Little, Edward E ^b   Calfee, Robin ^b   Diamond, Steven ^c  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field assessment; Photoenhanced toxicity; Ultraviolet light Photobiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARY; LIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOTOXICITY; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; SEASHORE; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 0034098788     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620190419     Document Type: Article

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