A microplate freshwater copepod bioassay for evaluating acute and chronic effects of chemicals

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1528-1531

  Brown, Rebecca J ^a   Rundle, Simon D ^b   Hutchinson, Thomas H ^a   Williams, Tim D ^a   Jones, Malcolm B ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bryocamptus zschokkei; Copepod; Life cycle; Reproduction; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELLS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

COPEPODIDS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; INVERTEBRATES; TOXICITY TEST PROTOCOLS;

TOXICITY;

ZINC;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRYOCAMPTUS ZSCHOKKEI; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HATCHING; LARVAL STAGE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; COPEPODA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRESH WATER; LETHAL DOSE 50; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; ZINC;

BRYOCAMPTUS ZSCHOKKEI; COPEPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 18844442328     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-111R.1     Document Type: Article

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