Importance of calcium in modifying the acute toxicity of sodium sulphate to Hyalella azteca and Daphnia magna

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1243-1247

  Davies, Trevor D ^a,b   Hall, Ken J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium magnesium ratios; Hardness; Ion toxicity; Sulphate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; WATER;

CALCIUM MAGNESIUM RATIOS; ION TOXICITY; MORTALITY; WATER HARDNESS;

SODIUM SULFATE;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; WATER;

AMPHIPOD; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SODIUM; SULFATE; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER HARDNESS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DAPHNIA; GUIDELINES; MAGNESIUM; PORIFERA; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 34250657470     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-510R.1     Document Type: Article

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