The species sensitivity distribution approach compared to a microcosm study: A case study with the fungicide fluazinam

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 109-122

  van Wijngaarden, R P A ^a   Arts, G H P ^a   Belgers, J D M ^a   Boonstra, H ^a   Roessink, I ^a   Schroer, A F W ^a   Brock, T C M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Aquatic risk assessment; Community level effects; EC50; HC5; Model ecosystem; NOEC; SSD

Indexed keywords

FLUAZINAM; FUNGICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUNGICIDE; MICROCOSM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FRESHWATER SPECIES; FUNGICIDE TOLERANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ALGAE; AMINOPYRIDINES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FRESHWATER BIOLOGY; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; INVERTEBRATES; LETHAL DOSE 50; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70649099125     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.09.019     Document Type: Article

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