Field and in vitro evaluation of ammonia toxicity on native fish species of the central region of Argentina

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 984-991

  Hued, A C ^a   Caruso, M N ^a   Wunderlin, D A ^a   Bistoni, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMMONIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; FISHES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33746214590     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-1015-x     Document Type: Article

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