Use of reconstituted waters to evaluate effects of elevated major ions associated with mountaintop coal mining on freshwater invertebrates

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2826-2835

  Kunz, James L ^a   Conley, Justin M ^b   Buchwalter, David B ^b   Norberg King, Teresa J ^c   Kemble, Nile E ^a   Wang, Ning ^a   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^a  

^a Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Invertebrate toxicology; Major ion toxicity; Mayfly; Mussels

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; MOLLUSCS; TOXICITY; WINDING;

CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES; INVERTEBRATE TOXICOLOGY; ION TOXICITY; MAYFLY; MUSSELS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

IONS;

BICARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; SULFATE; WELL WATER;

AMPHIPOD; COAL MINING; FRESHWATER; IONIC COMPOSITION; MAYFLY; MINE DRAINAGE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ALKALINITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOARDTREE RECONSTITUTED WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CENTROPTILUM TRIANGULIFER; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COAL MINING; CONDUCTANCE; EPHEMEROPTERA; FRESHWATER SPECIES; HARDNESS; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATE; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; UPPER DEMPSEY RECONSTITUTED WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WINDING SHOALS RECONSTITUTED WATER;

CENTROPTILUM TRIANGULIFER; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA; EPHEMEROPTERA; HYALELLA AZTECA; INVERTEBRATA; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA; UNIONIDAE;

INVERTEBRATE TOXICOLOGY; MAJOR ION TOXICITY; MAYFLY; MUSSELS;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; APPALACHIAN REGION; BICARBONATES; CHLORIDES; CLADOCERA; COAL MINING; INSECTS; IONS; METALS, ALKALI; METALS, ALKALINE EARTH; RIVERS; SULFATES; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; UNIONIDAE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84887824967     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2391     Document Type: Article

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