Development of a biotic ligand model to predict the acute toxicity of cadmium to Daphnia pulex

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Clifford, Matthew ^a   McGeer, James C ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; BLM; Cd; Cladocerans; Metal; Modelling; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; WATER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOTIC FACTOR; CADMIUM; CATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPLEXATION; CRUSTACEAN; MODELING; ORGANIC MATTER; RESERVOIR; RIVER WATER; TOXICITY TEST; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CADMIUM POISONING; CANADA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; DAPHNIA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

DAPHNIA PULEX;

EID: 77953683475     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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