Examining the joint toxicity of chlorpyrifos and atrazine in the aquatic species: Lepomis macrochirus, Pimephales promelas and Chironomus tentans

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 217-224

  Tyler Mehler, W ^a   Schuler, Lance J ^a   Lydy, Michael J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Atrazine; Chlorpyrifos; Joint interaction; Potentiation

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; FISH; TOXICITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; JOINT INTERACTION;

HERBICIDES;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ATRAZINE; CHLORPYRIFOS;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ATRAZINE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYPRINID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLY; PERCIFORM; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FISH; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; NONHUMAN; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYPRINIDAE; DRUG RESIDUES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HERBICIDES; ILLINOIS; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PERCIFORMES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 39749103071     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.04.028     Document Type: Article

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