Toxicity of Methanol to Fish, Crustacean, Oligochaete Worm, and Aquatic Ecosystem

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-63

  Kaviraj, Anilava ^a   Bhunia, F ^a   Saha, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Fish; Growth; Methanol; Toxicity; Water

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANNELID WORM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY GROWTH; BREATHING; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING; FERTILITY; FISH; GROWTH INHIBITION; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; SWIMMING; TELEOST; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CRUSTACEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ECOSYSTEM; FERTILITY; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GROWTH; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LETHAL DOSE 50; METHANOL; OLIGOCHAETA; ORGAN SIZE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; BRANCHIURA SOWERBYI; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MICRURA; MOINA; MOINA MICRURA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; TELEOST FISH; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 1542619497     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810490265469     Document Type: Article

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