Assessing the toxicity of sodium chloride to the glochidia of freshwater mussels: Implications for salinization of surface waters

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1702-1708

  Gillis, Patricia L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloride toxicity; Endangered species; Freshwater mussels; Glochidia; Road salt

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE TOXICITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRESHWATER MUSSELS; GLOCHIDIA; ROAD SALT;

CONSERVATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SHELLFISH; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE WATERS; WATER HARDNESS;

TOXICITY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; RIVER WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE WATER;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; MOLLUSC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALINIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FRESHWATER SPECIES; GLOCHIDIUM; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SALINITY; SALT TOLERANCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER HARDNESS;

ANIMALS; CHLORIDES; FRESH WATER; LARVA; ONTARIO; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNIONIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

GLOCHIDIA; LAMPSILIS FASCIOLA;

EID: 79955123640     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.02.032     Document Type: Article

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