Re-evaluation of metal bioaccumulation and chronic toxicity in Hyalella azteca using saturation curves and the biotic ligand model

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 469-484

  Borgmann, U ^a   Norwood, W P ^a,b   Dixon, D G ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometric model; Bioaccumulation; Biotic ligand model; Hyalella; Metals; Mixtures; Saturation model; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; HARDNESS; REACTION KINETICS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TOXICITY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY;

METAL ANALYSIS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; THALLIUM; TRIBUTYLTIN; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAVY METAL; LIGAND; TOXICITY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACUTE TOXICITY; ALLOMETRY; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HYALELLA AZTECA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; WATER HARDNESS;

AMPHIPODA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LIGANDS; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AZTECA; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 3142704268     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.02.010     Document Type: Article

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