Toxicity of uranium, molybdenum, nickel, and arsenic to Hyalella azteca and Chironomus dilutus in water-only and spiked-sediment toxicity tests

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1171-1179

  Liber, Karsten ^a   Doig, Lorne E ^a   White Sobey, Suzanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Molybdenum; Nickel; Sediment pore water; Spiked sediment toxicity tests; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; URANIUM;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POREWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYALELLA AZTECA; LC 50; NONHUMAN; SPIKED SEDIMENT TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER ONLY TOXICITY TESTING;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CHIRONOMIDAE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LETHAL DOSE 50; METALS, HEAVY; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; TOXICITY TESTS; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 79958765498     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.02.014     Document Type: Article

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