Acute toxicity of aqueous copper, cadmium, and zinc to the mayfly Rhithrogena hageni

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 466-472

  Brinkman, Stephen F ^a   Johnston, Walter D ^a  

^a Wildlife Health Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; ZINC;

CADMIUM; COPPER; FLY; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROCOSM; MOLT; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAM; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST; ZINC;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; LABORATORY TEST; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHITHROGENA HAGENI; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COPPER; INSECTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MOLTING; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; NYMPH; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

EPHEMEROPTERA; HEPTAGENIIDAE; RHITHROGENA HAGENI;

EID: 40549099314     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9043-z     Document Type: Article

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