Review of toxicological effects caused by episodic stressor exposure

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1169-1174

  Gordon, Andrew K ^a   Mantel, Sukhmani K ^a   Muller, Nikite W J ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Amatola Water Board   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Intermittent exposure; Pulse; Variable concentration

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; INTERMITTENT EXPOSURE; PULSE; RECOVERY TIME; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SITE-SPECIFIC; STRESS RESPONSE; TOXICITY DATA; TOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS; VARIABLE CONCENTRATION; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

WATER SUPPLY;

4 AMINOPHENOL; 4 CHLOROPHENOL; ATRAZINE; CARBARIL; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; CREOSOTE; CYANAZINE; DIMETHOATE; DIMPYLATE; DINOSEB; DIQUAT; DIURON; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; FENOXYCARB; HEXAZINONE; MALATHION; METHOXYCHLOR; METOLACHLOR; NITRIC ACID; NITRITE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PERMETHRIN; PHENOL; SIMAZINE; TERBUTYLAZINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

DATABASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPISODIC EVENT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOTA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECOTOXICOLOGY; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84859814263     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1781     Document Type: Article

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