Seasonal variation in the toxicity of sediment-associated contaminants in Corpus Christi Bay, TX

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1116-1126

  Wauhob, Thomas J ^a   Nipper, Marion ^a   Billiot, Eugene ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

Author keywords

Copepod; Pore water toxicity; Sea urchin; Seasonal; Sediment water interface

Indexed keywords

COPEPOD; PORE WATER TOXICITY; SEA URCHIN; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACES;

CONTAMINATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MARINE POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COPPER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

COPPER; CRUSTACEAN; ECHINODERM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HATCHING; MARINE SEDIMENT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POREWATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COPEPOD; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRAIN; HATCHING; NONHUMAN; SANDY SOIL; SEA POLLUTION; SEA URCHIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

ANIMALS; ARBACIA; COPEPODA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; OCEANS AND SEAS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEASONS; SEAWATER; TEXAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CORPUS CHRISTI BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ARBACIA PUNCTULATA; COPEPODA; ECHINOIDEA; SCHIZOPERA KNABENI;

EID: 34447618057     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.05.003     Document Type: Article

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