Effects of copper and the sea lice treatment Slice® on nutrient release from marine sediments

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 552-558

  Mayor, D J ^a   Solan, M ^a   McMillan, H ^a   Killham, K ^a   Paton, G I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Corophium volutator; Ecotoxicology; Fish farming; Hediste diversicolor; Whole sediment bioassay

Indexed keywords

COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH FARMING; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; WHOLE SEDIMENT BIOASSAY;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; NUTRIENTS; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AMMONIA; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPPER; EMAMECTIN BENZOATE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIPOD; ANTIFOULING AGENT; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOTURBATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISHERY; ISOPOD; MARINE SEDIMENT; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLYCHAETE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOTURBATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MARINE SPECIES; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; COPPER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PESTICIDES; POLYCHAETA; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; HEDISTE DIVERSICOLOR; INVERTEBRATA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 63549124750     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.11.015     Document Type: Article

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