Summary of case studies investigating the causes of pulp and paper mill effluent regulatory toxicity

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-102

  Kovacs, Tibor ^a   Gibbons, Sharon ^a   O'Connor, Brian ^a   Martel, Pierre ^a   Paice, Michael ^a   Naish, Valerie ^a   Voss, Ron ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effluents; Fishes; Invertebrates; Paper mills; Pulp mills; Regulations; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EFFLUENTS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; TOXICITY;

BIOTREATMENT; TOXICANTS;

INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT;

EFFLUENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; INVERTEBRATA; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 2642575964     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2004.016     Document Type: Article

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