Chronic toxicity of ivermectin to the benthic invertebrates Chironomus riparius and Lumbriculus variegatus

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-376

  Egeler, Philipp ^a   Gilberg, Daniel ^a   Fink, Guido ^b   Duis, Karen ^a  

^a ECT OEKOTOXIKOLOGIE GMBH   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chironomus riparius; Ivermectin; Lumbriculus variegatus; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; BENTHOS; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; PHYTOMASS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 77952290553     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0197-3     Document Type: Article

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