A shortened adult fathead minnow reproduction test developed for Investigation of Cause and Investigation of Solution work involving pulp and paper mill effluents

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-100

  Kovacs, Tibor ^a   Martel, Pierre ^a   Ricci, Maria ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological tests; Effluents; Fathead minnow; Fishes; Paper mills; Pulp mills; Reproduction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; TOXICITY;

BIOLOGICAL TEST; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS MONITORING;

WATER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; PAPER AND PULP INDUSTRY; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EFFLUENT; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TOXICITY TEST;

ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; FISHES; PAPER INDUSTRY; PAPER MILLS; PULP MILLS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PISCES;

EID: 38949143965     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2007.012     Document Type: Article

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