Acute toxicity value extrapolation with fish and aquatic invertebrates

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 546-558

  Buckler, Denny R ^a   Mayer, Foster L ^b   Ellersieck, Mark R ^c   Asfaw, Amha ^c  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BLUEGILL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAPHNIA; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; MYSID; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SCUD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; LETHAL DOSE 50; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DAPHNIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; MYSIDA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 27544489157     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-004-0151-8     Document Type: Article

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