Population level indicators of stress: Effects of two heavy metals (copper and mercury) on the growth of lecane quadridentata (Ehrenberg, 1830) (Rotifera: Lecanidae)

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-36

  Sarma, S S S ^a   Corral Jácquez, Frida Irais ^a   Nandini, S ^a   Brena Bustamante, Paulina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chronic toxicity; Copper; Heavy metal; Population dynamics; Rotifera

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION OF; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL; IN-CONTROL; METAL STRESS; METAL TYPES; POPULATION DENSITIES; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION LEVELS; ROTIFERA;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TOXICITY;

METALS;

COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LECANE QUADRIDENTATA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROTIFERA;

ANIMALS; COPPER SULFATE; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; ROTIFERA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; LECANE QUADRIDENTATA; LECANIDAE; ROTIFERA;

EID: 77649287326     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520903388632     Document Type: Conference Paper

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