Aquatic toxicity of airfield-pavement deicer materials and implications for airport runoff

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-46

  Corsi, Steven R ^a   Geis, Steven W ^b   Bowman, George ^b   Failey, Greg G ^c   Rutter, Troy D ^a  

^a WISCONSIN WATER SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c General Mitchell International Airport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITIES; AQUATIC TOXICITIES; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHEMICAL DEICERS; CHRONIC TOXICITIES; END POINTS; FREEZING POINTS; INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; POTASSIUM ACETATES; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; QUALITY CRITERION; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; TOXICITY TESTS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

AIRPORTS; BENCHMARKING; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FREEZING; METABOLISM; OUTFALLS; PAVEMENTS; RUNOFF; UREA;

TOXICITY;

AMMONIA; ACETIC ACID; SEA WATER; WATER;

AIRPORT; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; GREEN ALGA; PAVEMENT; RUNOFF; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AIRPORT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ANIMAL; AVIATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; FISH; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

MILWAUKEE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ANIMALS; AVIATION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FISHES; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM ACETATE; SEAWATER; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER; WISCONSIN;

EID: 61849176477     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8017732     Document Type: Article

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