A method for assessing the potential for confounding applied to ionic strength in central Appalachian streams

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 288-295

  Suter, Glenn W ^a   Cormier, Susan M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Causation; Conductivity; Salinity; Weight of evidence

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES; BENTHIC INVERTEBRATES; CATCHMENT AREA; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CAUSATION; CONFOUNDER; CONTAMINATED SITES; DEPOSITED SEDIMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FIELD DATA; ORGANIC ENRICHMENT; SALINITY; SCORING SYSTEMS; SETTLING PONDS; WEIGHT OF EVIDENCE;

CATCHMENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONIC STRENGTH; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SELENIUM;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM; CYSTEINE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GLUTATHIONE; IRON; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE; SELENIUM;

BENTHOS; CONTAMINATED LAND; DATA SET; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INVERTEBRATE; NATURAL RESOURCE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; STREAMWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CATCHMENT; CONDUCTANCE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HABITAT; IONIC STRENGTH; NUTRIENT; PH; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; APPALACHIAN REGION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; INVERTEBRATES; METALS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

APPALACHIANS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84872568074     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2054     Document Type: Article

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