Effects of alumina refinery wastewater and signature metal constituents at the upper thermal tolerance of: 1. The tropical diatom Nitzschia closterium

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 466-473

  Harford, A J ^a   Hogan, A C ^a   Tsang, J J ^b   Parry, D L ^b   Negri, A P ^c   Adams, M S ^d   Stauber, J L ^d   van Dam, R A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Gallium; Nitzschia closterium; Northern Australia; Toxicity; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA REFINERIES; ALUMINIUM; CONFIDENCE LIMIT; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY; LOW TOXICITY; MARINE DIATOMS; METAL TOXICITY; NITZSCHIA CLOSTERIUM; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; THERMAL MAXIMA; THERMAL TOLERANCE; WASTEWATER SAMPLES;

ALUMINUM; METALS; REFINING; TOXICITY; VANADIUM; VANADIUM ALLOYS; WASTEWATER;

GALLIUM;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; GALLIUM; VANADIUM;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GALLIUM; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; THERMAL POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; VANADIUM; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HEAT TOLERANCE; IC 50; NITZSCHIA CLOSTERIUM; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA POLLUTION; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; DIATOMS; GALLIUM; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; SEAWATER; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VANADIUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AUSTRALIA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; NITZSCHIA CLOSTERIUM;

EID: 79952195912     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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