Examining the effects of metal mining mixtures on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) using field-based multi-trophic artificial streams

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1536-1547

  Rozon Ramilo, Lisa D ^a   Dubé, Monique G ^b   Rickwood, Carrie J ^c   Niyogi, Som ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b University of Saskatchewan   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fathead minnow; Metal mining; Mine effluent; Multi trophic

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; SELENIUM; SURFACE WATER;

BIOASSAY; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CYPRINID; EFFLUENT; MESOCOSM; METAL; MINING; NICKEL; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHIRONOMUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GILL; LIVER; MALE; MESOCOSM; MINING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); TISSUE LEVEL; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; COPPER; CYPRINIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; METALS; MINING; NICKEL; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 79961126866     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.05.005     Document Type: Article

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