Toxicity of ammonia to surf clam (Spisula solidissima) larvae in saltwater and sediment elutriates

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-194

  Ferretti, James A ^a   Calesso, Diane F ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Embryos; Larval bioassay; Ocean disposal; Spisula sp.; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA TOXICITY; EMBRYOS; LARVAL BIOASSAY; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MARINE SPECIES; NATURAL COMPONENTS; OCEAN DISPOSAL; PORE WATERS; SEDIMENT ELUTRIATES; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY TESTS; SPIKED SAMPLES; SPISULA SP.; TOXICITY TEST;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BIOASSAY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TOXICITY;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; BIOASSAY; EMBRYO; LARVA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LC 50; MARINE SPECIES; MOLLUSC LARVA; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LARVA; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PSEUDOCARDIUM SACHALINENSIS; SPISULA; SPISULA SOLIDISSIMA;

EID: 79951949576     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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