Effects of acid-volatile sulfide on metal bioavailability and toxicity to midge (Chironomus tentans) larvae in black shale sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 325-334

  Ogendi, George M ^a   Brumbaugh, William G ^b   Hannigan, Robyn E ^a   Farris, Jerry L ^a  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia Environmental Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Bioavailability; Black shales; Metals; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HARDNESS; HEAVY METALS; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLACK SHALES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CADMIUM; CARBON; LEAD; SULFIDE; VOLATILE AGENT; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BLACK SHALE; FLY; GROWTH RESPONSE; LARVA; METAL; SULFIDE; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHIRONOMIDAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LARVA; METALS; SULFIDES;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS;

EID: 33846695201     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-080R.1     Document Type: Article

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