Comparative toxicity of ammonium and perchlorate to amphibians

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-217

  Sparling, D W ^a   Harvey, G ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; PERCHLORATE;

AMPHIBIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; THYROID DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; PERCHLORIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RANA PIPIENS; SWIMMING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 32344437866     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-0909-y     Document Type: Article

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