Ecological effects of lead mining on Ozark streams: In-situ toxicity to woodland crayfish (Orconectes hylas)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1207-1219

  Allert, A L ^a   Fairchild, J F ^a   DiStefano, R J ^b   Schmitt, C J ^a   Brumbaugh, W G ^a   Besser, J M ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cobalt; Crayfish; In situ toxicity; Lead; Lead zinc mining; Nickel; Orconectes hylas; Zinc

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BIOMASS; CADMIUM; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CRAYFISH; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LEAD; MINING; NICKEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRAYFISH; ECOTOXICOLOGY; MINING; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; BIOMASS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; LEAD; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; MISSOURI; POPULATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; OZARK COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ASTACOIDEA; ORCONECTES HYLAS; VIBURNUM;

EID: 64649090994     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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