Speciation, behavior, and bioavailability of copper downstream of a mine-impacted lake

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2594-2603

  Martin, Alan J ^a   Goldblatt, Robert ^a  

^a Lorax Environmental Services Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Diffusive gradients; Speciation; Thin films; Water effect ratio

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LAKES; ORGANIC CARBON; THIN FILMS; WATER QUALITY;

DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); ORGANIC COMPLEXES; WATER COLUMN; WATER EFFECT RATIO;

TOXICITY;

COPPER; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CRUSTACEAN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; LAKE POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MINE; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY TEST; WATER COLUMN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILM; FILTRATION; FISH; LAKE; MINE TAILINGS; MINING; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CANADA; CLADOCERA; COPPER; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LETHAL DOSE 50; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; EAST LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA;

EID: 37049009493     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-038.1     Document Type: Article

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