Assessment of pollution in road runoff using a Bufo viridis biological assay

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 158, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3626-3633

  Dorchin, A ^a   Shanas, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Bufo viridis; First flush; Road runoff; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; AQUATIC HABITATS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS; BUFO VIRIDIS; CUMULATIVE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FIRST FLUSH; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL DEFORMATIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; ROAD RUNOFF; TOXIC METALS;

BIOASSAY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY RESOURCES; POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TOXICITY;

RUNOFF;

HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOASSAY; FLUSHING; METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; ROAD; RUNOFF; TOAD; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY HEIGHT; BUFO VIRIDIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFORMITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMBRYO; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH DISORDER; LARVA; METAL RECOVERY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROAD RUNOFF; SURVIVAL RATE; TOAD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISRAEL; LARVA; METALS, HEAVY; RAIN; SEASONS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ISRAEL;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO VIRIDIS;

EID: 77957716196     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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