A subchronic in situ exposure method for evaluating effects in small-bodied fish at contaminated sites

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-63

  Miller, Jason L ^a,b   Sherry, Jim ^b   Parrott, Joanne ^b   Quinn, James S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caged fish; Fathead minnow; Hamilton Harbor; in situ exposure; PAH; Randle Reef

Indexed keywords

CAGED FISH; CONTAMINATED SITES; FATHEAD MINNOW; HAMILTONS; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE; TOXICITY TESTING;

MUTAGENESIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

FISH;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

CAGE CULTURE; CONTAMINATED LAND; FISH; GROWTH RATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY SIZE; BREEDING; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GAMETOGENESIS; GENOTOXICITY; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEDIMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

CAGED FISH; FATHEAD MINNOW; HAMILTON HARBOR; IN SITU EXPOSURE; PAH; RANDLE REEF;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTS, SUBCHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84890550565     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20772     Document Type: Article

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