The freshwater planarian Polycelis felina as a sensitive species to assess the long-term toxicity of ammonia

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-537

  Alonso, Álvaro ^a   Camargo, Julio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Freshwater; Planarian; Sub lethal effects; Unionized ammonia

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY; WATER;

BEHAVIOUR; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FRESHWATER; FRESHWATER COMMUNITY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; LOCOMOTION ACTIVITY; PLANARIAN; SUB LETHAL EFFECTS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; FRESH WATER;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AMMONIA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLATWORM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LOCOMOTION; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER SPECIES; LOCOMOTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POLYCELIS FELINA; STREAM (RIVER); SURVIVAL; TOXICITY; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALIA; PLANARIA; POLYCELIS FELINA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 79959547503     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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