Chronic toxicity of nickel-spiked freshwater sediments: Variation in toxicity among eight invertebrate taxa and eight sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2495-2506

  Besser, John M ^a   Brumbaugh, William G ^a   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^a   Ivey, Chris D ^a   Kunz, James L ^a   Kemble, Nile E ^a   Schlekat, Christian E ^b   Garman, Emily Rogevich ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide (AVS); Bioavailability; Nickel; Sediment quality guidelines; Sediment toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE; BIOAVAILABILITY; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY; SEDIMENT TOXICITY TESTS; SIMULTANEOUSLY EXTRACTED METALS; SPECIES-SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTION; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; NICKEL; TOXICITY; WATER;

SEDIMENTS;

FRESH WATER; NICKEL;

BIOAVAILABILITY; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; INVERTEBRATE; NICKEL; OXIDATION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PSEUDOLIMNAEUS; GROWTH RATE; HYALELLA AZTECA; LAKE SEDIMENT; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY TESTING; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

ACID-VOLATILE SULFIDE (AVS); BIOAVAILABILITY; NICKEL; SEDIMENT QUALITY GUIDELINES; SEDIMENT TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; NICKEL; OLIGOCHAETA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHIRONOMUS DILUTUS; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PSEUDOLIMNAEUS; HEXAGENIA; HYALELLA; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

EID: 84885860714     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2271     Document Type: Article

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