Toxicity of landfill leachate to sea urchin development with a focus on ammonia

Cell Biology and Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 503-512

  Byrne, Maria ^a   Oakes, Diana J ^a   Pollak, John K ^a   Laginestra, Edwina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Sydney Olympic Park Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Development; Fertilisation; Leachates; Sea urchin; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; LANDFILL LEACHATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SUBMITOCHONDRIAL PARTICLE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FERTILIZATION; GEOGRAPHY; SEA URCHINS; SUBMITOCHONDRIAL PARTICLES; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECHINOIDEA; HELIOCIDARIS TUBERCULATA;

EID: 56349089922     PISSN: 07422091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9099-1     Document Type: Article

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