Comparative acute and chronic sensitivity of fish and amphibians: A critical review of data

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 984-994

  Weltje, Lennart ^a   Simpson, Peter ^b   Gross, Melanie ^b   Crane, Mark ^b   Wheeler, James R ^c  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b WCA ENVIRONMENT LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Chronic toxicity; Fish; Plant protection products; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; AMPHIBIAN METAMORPHOSIS; CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; CHRONIC TOXICITY; PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS; RELATIVE SENSITIVITY; SODIUM PERCHLORATE; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

CHEMICALS; INSECTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

FISH;

AMPHIBIAN; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATABASE; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; METAMORPHOSIS; PERCHLORATE; PLANT DEFENSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMPHIBIA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; FISH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; FISHES; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AMPHIBIA;

EID: 84876407228     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2149     Document Type: Review

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