Comparative study of the sensitivities of neonates and adults of selected cladoceran (Cladocera: Crustacea) species to acute toxicity stress

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1449-1452

  Sarma, S S S ^a   Peredo Alvarez, V M ^a   Nandini, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Body size; Cladocera; Heavy metal; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HEAVY METALS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

BODY SIZE; CLADOCERAN; MORTALITY RATES; NEONATES;

MICROORGANISMS;

MERCURY; PARATHION METHYL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLADOCERA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSTACEA; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; STRESS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLADOCERA; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MERCURY; METHYL PARATHION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALONA RECTANGULA; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CLADOCERA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA LAEVIS; MACROTHRIX TRISERIALIS; MOINA MACROCOPA;

EID: 34547764797     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701480839     Document Type: Article

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