Metal mixture toxicity to aquatic biota in laboratory experiments: Application of the WHAM-FTOX model

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 142-143, Issue , 2013, Pages 114-122

  Tipping, E ^a   Lofts, S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquatic organisms; Chemical speciation; Metals; Toxicity; WHAM

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; HUMIC ACID; LEAD; METAL ION; PROTON; URANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; BIOTA; CATION; HUMIC ACID; LABORATORY METHOD; METAL; MODELING; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXICITY;

ALGA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BINDING SITE; BIOACCUMULATION; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; MACROPHYTE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; METABOLISM; METAL BINDING; METAL MIXTURE TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TESTING; WHAM-FTOX MODEL;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; METALS; TOXICITY; WHAM; WHAM-F(TOX);

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BACTERIA; CHLOROPHYTA; INVERTEBRATES; METALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84883353589     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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