Development and application of a rapid amphipod reproduction test for sediment-quality assessment

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1244-1254

  Mann, Reinier M ^a,b   Hyne, Ross V ^b   Spadaro, David A ^c   Simpson, Stuart L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary exposure; Fecundity; Melita plumulosa; Metal toxicity; Sediment bioassay

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; COASTAL LAGOONS; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; DETRITIVOROUS; DIETARY EXPOSURE; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENTS; FECUNDITY; MARINE WATER QUALITY; MELITA PLUMULOSA; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL POLLUTION; METAL TOXICITY; NEW ZEALAND; OVERLYING WATER; PORE WATERS; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCTION TESTS; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; TEST ORGANISMS; TRACE METAL;

BIOASSAY; CADMIUM; LAKES; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METALS; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TESTING; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

LAKE POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

AMPHIPOD; COASTAL LAGOON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETRITIVORY; DIET; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TESTING METHOD; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOASSAY; CONTAMINATION; ECOTOXICITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ESTUARY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOGENESIS; HATCHING; MELITA PLUMULOSA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; REPRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

MELITA;

EID: 67649159368     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-346.1     Document Type: Article

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