Sediment toxicity in a connected oxbow lake of the Upper Rhine (Germany): EROD induction in fish cells

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1279-1291

  Heimann, Wilko ^a   Sylvester, Maria ^a,b   Seiler, Thomas Benjamin ^b   Hollert, Henner ^b   Schulz, Ralf ^a  

^a University of Koblenz Landau   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CYP1A induction; Fish fauna; Flood events; Sediment contamination; Sedimentation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLOODING; NATURE RESERVE; PAH; PCB; PCDD; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENTATION; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

GERMANY; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 80052624510     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-011-0416-6     Document Type: Article

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