Occurrence of organic chemicals in two rivers inhabited by Ozark hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi)

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 426-434

  Solis M E ^a   Liu, C C ^a   Nam, P ^a   Niyogi, D K ^a   Bandeff, J M ^a   Huang, Y W ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; SITOSTEROL;

AMPHIBIAN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPRODUCTION; RIVER POLLUTION;

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS BISHOPI; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUTRIENT; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SALAMANDER; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; URODELA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA; CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE; CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS BISHOPI;

EID: 34548319257     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0208-y     Document Type: Article

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