Effects of a fire-retardant chemical to fathead minnows in experimental streams

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 296-300

  Calfee, Robin D ^a   Little, Edward E ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental streams; Fathead minnows; Fire retardant chemicals; Sodium ferrocyanide; Un ionized ammonia; UV radiation; Weak acid dissociable cyanide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CYANIDE; FISH; STREAM; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINIFORMES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 0041739103     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2003.03.148     Document Type: Article

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