Effects of subchronic exposure of early life stages of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) to copper, cadmium, and zinc

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2497-2505

  Vardy, David W ^a   Tompsett, Amber R ^a   Sigurdson, Jacinda L ^a   Doering, Jon A ^a   Zhang, Xiaowei ^a   Giesy, John P ^a,b,c,d   Hecker, Markus ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Cardno ENTRIX   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early life stages; Metal toxicity; Sturgeon; Water quality criteria

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; EARLY LIFE; FLOW-THROUGH EXPOSURE SYSTEMS; LETHAL CONCENTRATION; METAL TOXICITY; STURGEON; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA; WATER QUALITY GUIDELINES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; ZINC;

CADMIUM; COPPER; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; HATCHING; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; SURVIVAL; TELEOST; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FISH; FRY (FISH); HATCHING; LARVA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONID; SUBCHRONIC EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WHITE STURGEON;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACIPENSER TRANSMONTANUS; ACIPENSERIDAE; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 80054090181     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.638     Document Type: Article

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