Influence of multiple water-quality characteristics on copper toxicity to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2900-2905

  Sciera, Katherine L ^a   Isely, J Jeffery ^a   Tomasso Jr , Joseph R ^a   Klaine, Stephen J ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; Dissolved organic matter; Fathead minnow; Low water hardness; Organic matter source

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; COPPER; FISHERIES; PH EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

AQUATIC BIOTA; BIOAVAILABILITY; COPPER TOXICITY; FATHEAD MINNOWS;

WATER QUALITY;

COPPER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COPPER; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CARBON; COPPER; CYPRINIDAE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; OXYGEN; RIVERS; SOUTH CAROLINA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CYPRINIFORMES; PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PIMEPHALES; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 10044275265     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-574.1     Document Type: Article

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