The effects of ammonia on freshwater unionid mussels [2]

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2543-2544

  Newton, Teresa J ^a  

^a UPPER MIDWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; NITROGEN;

BENTHOS; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LETTER; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIVALVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141557632     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-84     Document Type: Letter

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