Response to Ogundipe et al.

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 383, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 243-245

  Thomas, Vernon G ^a   Santore, Robert C ^b   McGill, Ian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^c ITRI Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NICKEL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TUNGSTEN; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC SPECIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EARTHWORM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LAND BIOME; LETTER; LEUKEMIA; NONHUMAN; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILIZATION; SURVIVAL; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 34447109083     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.021     Document Type: Letter

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