Hyalella curvispina (amphipoda) as a test organism in laboratory toxicity testing of environmental samples

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 372-376

  Peluso, Leticia ^a   Giusto, Anabella ^b   Rossini, Gustavo D Bulus ^a   Ferrari, Lucrecia ^b   Salibián, Alfredo ^b   Ronco, Alicia E ^a,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity test; Bottom sediments; Heavy metals; Hyalella curvispina; Toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY METHOD; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; LUJAN RIVER;

AMPHIPODA; HYALELLA CURVISPINA;

EID: 79953769980     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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