Acute toxicity of copper to the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 150-159

  Gravenmier, Josh J ^a   Johnston, David W ^b   Santore, Robert C ^c   Arnold, W Ray ^d  

^a Blasland Bouck and Lee Inc   (United States)

^b Valero Energy Corporation   (United States)

^c HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^d Pipe and Fittings   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Copper; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Threespine stickleback

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FISHERIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY THRESHOLDS; GEOMETRIC MEAN; HARD WATER; LIGANDS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

COPPER; FRESH WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; COPPER; FISH; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; FISH; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LETHAL DOSE 50; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEGMAMORPHA; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; GASTEROSTEUS; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 17044370878     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20089     Document Type: Article

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