Toxicity of proton-metal mixtures in the field: Linking stream macroinvertebrate species diversity to chemical speciation and bioavailability

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-119

  Stockdale, Anthony ^a   Tipping, Edward ^a   Lofts, Stephen ^a   Ormerod, Stephen J ^b   Clements, William H ^c   Blust, Ronny ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acidification; Bioavailability; Macroinvertebrates; Metals; Modelling; Quantile regression; Streamwaters; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER; HUMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTON; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODIVERSITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAMWATER; TOXICITY;

ACID DEPOSITION; ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER); ANIMAL; BODY BURDEN; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INVERTEBRATE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

EPHEMEROPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PLECOPTERA; TRICHOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY BURDEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; INVERTEBRATES; METALS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PROTONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77957559060     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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