Toxicity of nitrite to three species of freshwater invertebrates

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-94

  Alonso, Alvaro ^a   Camargo, Julio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphipods; Freshwater; Invertebrates; Nitrite; Planarians; Short term toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODS; FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES; NITRITE;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITRITE;

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; NITRITE; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOGAMMARUS ECHINOSETOSUS; ECOTOXICITY; EULIMNOGAMMARUS TOLETANUS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LC 50; NITROGEN CYCLE; NONHUMAN; POLYCELIS FELINA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; TURBELLARIA; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITRITES; PLANARIANS; RIVERS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; ECHINOGAMMARUS; EULIMNOGAMMARUS; INVERTEBRATA; PLANARIA; POLYCELIS FELINA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 33244471136     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20155     Document Type: Article

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