Interlaboratory evaluation of Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans short-term and long-term sediment toxicity tests

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2662-2674

  Norberg King, Teresa J ^a   Sibley, Paul K ^b   Burton, G Allen ^c   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^d   Kemble, Nile E ^d   Ireland, Scott ^a   Mount, David R ^a   Rowland, Carolyn D ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Interlaboratory; Life cycle; Round robin; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; MICROORGANISMS; TEST FACILITIES; TOXICITY;

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; HYALELLA AZTECA; INTERLABORATORY EVALUATION; TOXIC SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

AMPHIPOD; EMERGENCE; GROWTH RATE; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMOUS TENTANS; CONTAMINATION; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CRUSTACEA; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 33845442700     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/05-044R2.1     Document Type: Article

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