Evaluation of a multi-species test system for assessing acute and chronic toxicity of sediments and water to aquatic invertebrates effects of pentachlorophenol on Daphnia magna and Chironomus prasinus

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-58

  Sánchez, Paloma ^a   Alonso, Carmen ^a   Fernández, Carlos ^a   Vega, M Milagros ^a   García, M Pilar ^a   Tarazona, José V ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquatic invertebrates; Chironomus prasinus; Daphnia magna; Ecotoxicological tests; Multispecies tests; Pentachlorophenol; Toxicity of sediments; Water sediment assay

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; INVERTEBRATE; PCP; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84930483282     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2004.10.114     Document Type: Article

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