Comparative toxicity and bioconcentration of nonylphenol in freshwater organisms

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2104-2111

  Spehar, Robert L ^a   Brooke, Larry T ^b   Markee, Thomas P ^b   Kahl, Michael D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Bioconcentration; Freshwater organisms; Toxicity tests

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL ETHOXYLATES; ALKYLPHENOLS; AQUATIC SYSTEM; BIOCONCENTRATION; BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; COMPARATIVE TOXICITY; DAPHNIA MAGNA; EARLY LIFE; EFFECT CONCENTRATION; FATHEAD MINNOW; FRESHWATER COMMUNITY; FRESHWATER ORGANISMS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; NONYLPHENOLS; RAINBOW TROUT; REGRESSION TESTING; SENSITIVE COMPONENTS; TAXONOMIC GROUPS; TEST RESULTS; TOXICITY TESTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA;

BIOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHENOLS; SOFTWARE TESTING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TESTING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

TOXICITY;

NONYLPHENOL;

BIOACCUMULATION; CRUSTACEAN; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOL; SALMONID; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY TEST; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; FRESHWATER SPECIES; LC 50; LETHALITY; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHLOROPHYTA; FISHES; FRESH WATER; INSECTS; OLIGOCHAETA; PHENOLS; PLANTS; SNAILS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DAPHNIA MAGNA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 78649462691     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.262     Document Type: Article

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