Evaluation of a methodology for toxicity testing of volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons on marine organisms

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 743-748

  Hunt, James ^a   Birch, Gavin ^a   Warne, Michael St J ^b   Krassoi, Rick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Ecotox Services Australasia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Sealed containers; Toxicity testing; Volatile chlorinated hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE LOSS; FISH LARVAE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MARINE ORGANISMS; MICRO-ALGAE; SEA URCHINS; SEALED CONTAINERS; TOXICITY TESTING; VOLATILE CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS;

CONTAINERS; MAMMALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER; TOXICITY;

HYDROCARBONS;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; LARVA; MARINE SPECIES; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; SEA URCHIN; STANDARD; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; PLANKTON; SEAWATER; TOXICITY TESTS; VOLATILIZATION;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; ECHINOIDEA; OSTREIDAE; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 63949086168     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9678-8     Document Type: Article

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