Exposure of Chironomus riparius larvae to uranium: Effects on survival, development time, growth, and mouthpart deformities

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 574-581

  Dias, Victor ^a   Vasseur, Christophe ^a   Bonzom, Jean Marc ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Development delay; Growth inhibition; Mouthpart deformities; Sediment toxicity test; Survival; Uranium

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; GROWTH KINETICS;

DEVELOPMENT DELAY; GROWTH INHIBITION; MOUTHPART DEFORMITIES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY TEST;

URANIUM;

URANIUM;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; GROWTH KINETICS; URANIUM;

BIOASSAY; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LARVA; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 43049162537     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.029     Document Type: Article

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