Identifying the causes of sediment-associated contamination in the Illinois River (USA) using a whole-sediment toxicity identification evaluation

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 158-167

  Mehler, W Tyler ^a   Maul, Jonathan D ^b   You, Jing ^c   Lydy, Michael J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Illinois river complex; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Toxicity identification evaluation; Whole sediment

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHARCOAL; CONTAMINATION; IMPURITIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS; RESINS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; ANNUAL CYCLE; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; CATIONIC METALS; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; HYALELLA AZTECA; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; ILLINOIS RIVER; ILLINOIS RIVER COMPLEX; ORGANIC AMENDMENTS; ORGANICS; PHASE I; PHASE II; PORE WATERS; RIVERINE SYSTEMS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SEDIMENT TIE; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SITE TRIAL; SPATIAL SCALE; TEMPORAL ASPECTS; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TOXICITY IDENTIFICATION EVALUATION; URBANIZED AREA; WHOLE SEDIMENT;

TOXICITY;

AMMONIA; CHARCOAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZEOLITE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA; AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; INVERTEBRATE; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POPULATION DECLINE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYALELLA AZTECA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SPATIAL SOIL VARIABILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ILLINOIS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ILLINOIS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77952285640     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.20     Document Type: Article

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