A stream mesocosm study on the ecological effects of a C12-15 linear alcohol ethoxylate surfactant

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 173-186

  Wong, Diana C L ^a   Toy, Robin J ^b   Dorn, Philip B ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Shell Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol ethoxylate toxicity; Ecological effects assessment; Nonionic surfactant toxicity; Stream mesocosms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SURFACTANT;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MESOCOSM; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAM; SURFACTANT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; GAMMARUS; INVERTEBRATE; MESOCOSM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; RAINBOW TROUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SIMULIUM; STREAM (RIVER);

ALCOHOLS; ANIMALS; DETERGENTS; GREAT BRITAIN; INVERTEBRATES; MORTALITY; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; OVUM; PLANT LEAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; SWIMMING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AGAPETUS; BAETIS; COPEPODA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PULEX;

EID: 2442553749     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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