Predicting the toxicity of metal mixtures

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 466-467, Issue , 2014, Pages 788-799

  Balistrieri, Laurie S ^a   Mebane, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic ligand model; BLM; Metal mixtures; Metal toxicity; Trout

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; BLM; METAL MIXTURES; METAL TOXICITY; TROUT;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; LEAD; LIGANDS; METALS; MIXTURES; POSITIVE IONS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

COPPER;

CADMIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; HYDROGEN; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; METAL COMPLEX; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM; SURFACE WATER; WATER; ZINC; CATION; FRESH WATER; HEAVY METAL; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CATION; COPPER; FISH; LEAD; LIGAND; METAL; MODELING; TOXICITY; ZINC;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FISH; GILL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOXICITY TESTING; TROUT; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYPRINIFORMES; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDY; LD50; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CYPRINIDAE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; LETHAL DOSE 50; METALS, HEAVY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TROUT; VERMONT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84882957665     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.034     Document Type: Article

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