Predicting the toxicity of chromium in sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2981-2992

  Berry, Walter J ^a   Boothman, Warren S ^a   Serbst, Jonathan R ^a   Edwards, Philip A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Chromium; Interstitial water; Sediments; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMICS; TOXICITY; WATER;

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE (AVS); ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; INTERSTITIAL WATER;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SOLUBILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VOLATILIZATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; RHODE ISLAND; SEAWATER; SOLUBILITY; SULFIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPELISCA; AMPELISCA ABDITA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 10044244810     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-599.1     Document Type: Article

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