Deriving freshwater quality criteria for iron, lead, nickel, and zinc for protection of aquatic life in malaysia

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Shuhaimi Othman, M ^a   Nadzifah, Y ^a   Nur Amalina, R ^a   Umirah, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANNELID; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER SPECIES; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; OSTRACOD; SNAIL; TADPOLE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; ANIMAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANNELIDA; CHIRONOMIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; GASTROPODA; MACROBRACHIUM LANCHESTERI; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; NAIS ELINGUIS; OSTRACODA; POECILIA RETICULATA; RASBORA; STENOCYPRIS MAJOR;

ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; IRON; LEAD; MALAYSIA; NICKEL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

EID: 84866182895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/861576     Document Type: Article

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