Acute toxicity of arsenic to Daphnia pulex: Influence of organic functional groups and oxidation state

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1532-1537

  Shaw, Joseph R ^a   Glaholt, Stephen P ^a   Greenberg, Noah S ^a   Sierra Alvarez, Reyes ^b   Folt, Carol L ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Daphnia pulex; Methylation; Monomethylarsonous acid; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DAPHNIA PULEX; MONOMETHYLARSONOUS ACID; ORGANIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS;

FISH; METHYLATION; OXIDATION; TOXICITY;

ARSENIC;

ARSANILIC ACID; ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; METHYL GROUP; MONOMETHYLARSONOUS ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENYL GROUP; ROXARSONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; METHYLATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OXIDATION; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; DAPHNIA; LC 50; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; DAPHNIA; METHYLATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 34447525092     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/06-389R.1     Document Type: Article

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