Acute toxicity of isopropyl methylphosphonic acid, a breakdown product of sarin, to eggs and fry of golden shiner and channel catfish

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-149

  Green, Chris C ^a   Lochmann, Steve E ^a   Straus, David L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; ISOPROPYLMETHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; SARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL WARFARE; EGG; FISH; LC 50; MORTALITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; FISH DISEASES; ICTALURIDAE; LETHAL DOSE 50; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OVUM; SARIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; NOTEMIGONUS CRYSOLEUCAS; NOTROPIS CHRYSOLEUCAS;

EID: 11244292524     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590885893     Document Type: Article

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