Identifying the cause and source of sediment toxicity in an agriculture-influenced creek

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 953-962

  Weston, Donald P ^a   Zhang, Minghua ^b   Lydy, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifenthrin; Pyrethroids; Sediment toxicity; Toxicity identification evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TOXICITY;

BIFENTHRIN; PYRETHROIDS; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIFENTHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; CYHALOTHRIN; ESTERASE; FENVALERATE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID;

AMPHIPOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PYRETHROID; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; PYRETHRINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CALIFORNIA; DEL PUERTO CREEK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 42049096741     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/07-449.1     Document Type: Article

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