A model to understand the confounding effects of natural sediments in toxicity tests with Chironomus riparius

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2476-2481

  Péry, Alexandre R R ^a   Sulmon, Vanessa ^a   Mons, Raphaël ^a   Flammarion, Patrick ^a   Lagadic, Laurent ^a   Garric, Jeanne ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Chironomus riparius; Growth; Model; Natural sediment; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LIPIDS; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

NATURAL SEDIMENTS;

TOXICITY;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SANDY SOIL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LARVA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTION; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141625067     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/02-321     Document Type: Article

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