Growth responses of an estuarine fish exposed to mixed trace elements in sediments over a full life cycle

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-239

  Rowe, Christopher L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Chronic toxicity; Coal ash; Egg size; Energetics; Estuary; Fitness; Fossil fuel; Metabolism; Reproduction; Storage lipids

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CADMIUM; COAL; COPPER; SELENIUM; VANADIUM;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FISH; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIFE CYCLE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; COMBUSTION; CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISH; GROWTH; LETHALITY; LIFE CYCLE; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; KILLIFISHES; LARVA; MALE; OOCYTES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CYPRINODON; CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; FRAXINUS;

EID: 0037325722     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0147-6513(02)00055-6     Document Type: Article

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