Toxicity and bioavailability of atrazine and molinate to the freshwater fish (Melanotenia fluviatilis) under laboratory and simulated field conditions

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 356, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 86-99

  Phyu, Yin Latt ^a   Warne, M St J ^b,c   Lim, R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Ecotoxicology and Environmental Contaminants Section   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrazine; Bioavailability; EC50; Fish; Herbicide; Molinate; River water; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FISHERIES; HERBICIDES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

ATRAZINE; BIOAVAILABILITY; EC50; MOLINATES; RIVER WATER;

TOXICITY;

ATRAZINE; HERBICIDE; MOLINATE; RIVER WATER;

ATRAZINE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FISH; HERBICIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LABORATORY; MELANOTENIA FLUVIATILIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; AZEPINES; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; THIOCARBAMATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MELANOTAENIA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 32644467737     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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