High tolerance of alderfly larvae (Sialis spp: Megaloptera) to metals is not affected by water pH

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 370-377

  Last, J ^a   Johnson, K S ^a   Herrick, G ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID TOLERANCE; ACIDITY; ALDERFLY LARVA; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOCCULATION; FLY; LARVA; MACROBENTHOS; METAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PH; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTS; LARVA; METALS, HEAVY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

INVERTEBRATA; MEGALOPTERA; SIALIS;

EID: 0036764585     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-002-0072-z     Document Type: Article

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