Temporal variability in particle-associated pesticide exposure in a temporarily open estuary, Western Cape, South Africa

Chemosphere

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 479-488

  Bollmohr, S ^a,b   Day, J A ^a   Schulz, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Equilibrium partitioning; Risk assessment; Salinity; Sediment toxicity; Species sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SPECIES SENSITIVITY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; ENDOSULFAN; FENVALERATE; FRESH WATER; PESTICIDE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TOXICITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTUARY; FLOW RATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; LOURENS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 34247106588     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.12.078     Document Type: Article

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