Towards a scheme of toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for the acute toxicity of PAHs in sediment

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2245-2251

  Fisher, Tom T ^a   Law, Robin J ^a   Rumney, Heather S ^a   Kirby, Mark F ^a   Kelly, Carole ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Corophium volutator; Indicators; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment; Toxic equivalency factors quotients (TEF TEQ)

Indexed keywords

4 METHYLDIBENZOTHIOPHENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZOTHIOPHENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHIPOD; CARCINOGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE SEDIMENT; PAH; PHENANTHRENE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMPHIPODA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; DRY WEIGHT; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PHENANTHRENES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR;

EID: 80755136544     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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