Unexpected toxic interactions in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex (L.) exposed to binary copper and nickel mixtures

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1099-1111

  Charles, Jérémie ^a   Crini, Grégorio ^a   Degiorgi, François ^a   Sancey, Bertrand ^a   Morin Crini, Nadia ^a   Badot, Pierre Marie ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Copper; Gammarus pulex; Industrial wastewater; Joint toxicity; Nickel

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; COPPER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NICKEL; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; GAMMARUS PULEX;

COPPER; FRESH WATER; NICKEL;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; COPPER; FRESH WATER; NICKEL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84891630645     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1978-1     Document Type: Article

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