Chronic sublethal sediment toxicity testing using the estuarine amphipod, Melita plumulosa (Zeidler): Evaluation using metal-spiked and field-contaminated sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1887-1898

  Gale, Sharyn A ^a   King, Catherine K ^b   Hyne, Ross V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Metals; Sediment; Sublethal; Toxicity test

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATION; METALS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPOD; SUBLETHAL; TOXICITY TEST;

SEDIMENTS;

CADMIUM; ZINC;

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; FERTILITY; POREWATER; SEDIMENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILITY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MELITA;

EID: 33749001255     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-468R.1     Document Type: Article

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