Effects of six chemical deicers on larval wood frogs (Rana sylvatica)

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1637-1641

  Harless, Meagan L ^a   Huckins, Casey J ^a   Grant, Jacqualine B ^b   Pypker, Thomas G ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Highways; Lithobates sylvatica; Tadpoles; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY TEST; CALCIUM MAGNESIUM ACETATE; CHEMICAL DEICERS; DEICERS; DEICING CHEMICALS; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECT; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HIGHWAYS; LITHOBATES SYLVATICA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; MEDIAN LETHAL CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY RATE; POTASSIUM ACETATE; ROAD SALTS; TADPOLES;

CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHEMICAL DETECTION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAGNESIUM; ROADS AND STREETS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TOXICITY; UREA; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS; WATER QUALITY;

WOOD CHEMICALS;

ACETIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM MAGNESIUM ACETATE; MAGNESIUM ACETATE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FROG; MORTALITY; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FROG; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANA SYLVATICA; SURVIVAL RATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORIDES; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; LARVA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; RANIDAE; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSPORTATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; LITHOBATES; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 79958206899     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.544     Document Type: Article

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