Responses of the mussel Anodontites trapesialis (Unionidae) to environmental stressors: Effect of pH, temperature and metals on filtration rate

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-215

  Loayza Muro, Raúl ^a,b   Elías Letts, Rafaela ^a  

^a Laboratories for Research and Development   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anodontites trapesialis; Ecotoxicity; Environmental stressors; Filtration rate; Heavy metals

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; HEAVY METALS; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOXICITY;

ANODONTITES TRAPESIALIS; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS; FILTRATION RATE;

WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; METAL; ZINC;

BIOFILTRATION; BIVALVE; CADMIUM; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST; ZINC;

ANODONTITES TRAPESIALIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FILTRATION; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE; UNIONIDAE;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; SHELLFISH; TEMPERATURE; UNIONIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; ANODONTITES TRAPESIALIS; UNIONIDAE;

EID: 34547653927     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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