An assessment of the potential toxicity of runoff from an urban roadscape during rain events

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-210

  Waara, Sylvia ^a,b   Färm, Carina ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Mälarenergi Elnät AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Daphnia magna; Lemna minor; Storm water; Thamnocephalus platyurus; Urban runoff; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOAVAILABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEAN; EFFLUENT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; HOMOGENEITY; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; TOXICITY TEST; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

AGNA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; LEMNA; LEMNA MINOR; THAMNOCEPHALUS PLATYURUS; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 50049114500     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/espr2007.12.463     Document Type: Article

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