Oxidation of acid-volatile sulfide in surface sediments increases the release and toxicity of copper to the benthic amphipod Melita plumulosa

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 953-961

  Simpson, Stuart L ^a   Ward, Daniel ^a,b   Strom, David ^a,b   Jolley, Dianne F ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Amphipod; Copper; Oxidation; Sediment; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; METALS; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TESTING; TOXICITY;

ACID VOLATILE SULFIDES; AMPHIPOD; CHRONIC EFFECTS; COPPER SULFIDES; DISSOLVED COPPER; MEASUREMENTS OF; SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTRACTED METALS; SURFACE SEDIMENTS;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

COPPER; SULFIDE; VOLATILE AGENT;

AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL BINDING; COPPER; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; OXIDATION; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

MELITA;

EID: 84861921468     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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