Can the biotic ligand model predict cu toxicity across a range of pHs in softwater-acclimated rainbow trout?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 6263-6268

  Ng, Tania Y T ^a   Jasim Chowdhury, M ^b   Wood, Chris M ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL LEAD ZINC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; FLOWTHROUGH; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PH RANGE; RAINBOW TROUT; SOFT WATER; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA;

BIOCHEMISTRY; FISH; LIGANDS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

PH EFFECTS;

COPPER; WATER;

BIOACCUMULATION; COPPER; JUVENILE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PH; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SALMONID; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; EXPOSURE; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PH; PREDICTION; RAINBOW TROUT; WATER QUALITY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; COPPER; GILLS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGANDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SODIUM; TOXICITY TESTS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; WATER;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 77956498325     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es101375q     Document Type: Article

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