Relevance of joint action toxicity evaluations in setting realistic environmental safe limits of heavy metals

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 121-128

  Otitoloju, Adebayo Akeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Benthic animals; Interactions; Metal toxicity; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; LAKES; LEAD COMPOUNDS; METAL IONS; SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY TEST; ANTAGONISM; BENTHIC ANIMAL; INTERACTION; JOINT ACTIONS; LAGOON SEDIMENTS; METAL TOXICITY; METALS IONS; NIGERIA; SYNERGISM;

TOXICITY;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LABORATORY TEST; LAGOON; LC 50; NIGERIA; SAFETY; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

LAGOS; NIGERIA;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CLIBANARIUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA TAXON); DIOGENIDAE; GASTROPODA; GRAPSIDAE; POTAMIDIDAE; SESARMA;

EID: 0037313956     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(02)00160-3     Document Type: Article

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