Ameliorating effect of chloride on nitrite toxicity to freshwater invertebrates with different physiology: A comparative study between amphipods and planarians

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-265

  Alonso, A ^a,b   Camargo, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; FRESH WATER; HEMOCYANIN; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRITE;

AMPHIPOD; CHLORIDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MORTALITY; NITRITE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBELLARIA; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; NITRITES; PLANARIANS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; EULIMNOGAMMARUS TOLETANUS; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCELIS FELINA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 38349090142     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9034-0     Document Type: Article

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