Modelling toxicity and mode of action of chemicals to analyse growth and emergence tests with the midge Chironomus riparius

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-292

  Péry, Alexandre R R ^a   Ducrot, Virginie ^a   Mons, Raphaël ^a   Garric, Jeanne ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Biology based models; Chironomus riparius; Emergence; Growth; Mode of action

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

EMERGENCE; GROWTH; NUMERICAL MODEL; TOXICITY TEST;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ENERGY COST; EXPOSURE; FEEDING; GROWTH DISORDER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; DIPTERA;

EID: 0042835436     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(03)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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