Aquatic toxicity of leachates generated from electronic devices

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-173

  Dagan, Roi ^a   Dubey, Brajesh ^a   Bitton, Gabriel ^a   Townsend, Timothy ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

E waste leachates; Metal toxicity; MetPLATE; Toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ALGA; CRUSTACEAN; HEAVY METAL; LEACHATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGAL GROWTH; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATOR; COMPUTER; DAPHNIA; DEVICE; ELECTRONICS; LEACHING; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; CLADOCERA; COMPUTERS; ELECTRONICS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; LETHAL DOSE 50; METALS, HEAVY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA;

EID: 34250858286     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0205-1     Document Type: Article

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