Impact of aminopolycarboxylates on aquatic organisms and eutrophication: Overview of available data

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 620-637

  Schmidt, Carsten K ^a   Brauch, Heinz Jürgen ^a  

^a DVGW Technologiezentrum Wasser   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Aminopolycarboxylic acid; Chronic toxicity; Ethylenediaminetetraacetate; Metal speciation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; EUTROPHICATION; PROTOZOA; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER;

AMINOPOLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DIETHYLENETRIAMINEPENTAACETIC ACID (DTPA); NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID (NTA);

AQUACULTURE;

1,3 PROPYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; AMINOPOLYCARBOXYLATE; BETA ALANINE DIACETIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; EDETIC ACID; METHYLGLYCINE DIACETIC ACID; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PENTETIC ACID; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

EUTROPHICATION;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; CHRONIC TOXICITY; DEGRADATION; ECOTOXICITY; EUTROPHICATION; INVERTEBRATE; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; VERTEBRATE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ACETIC ACIDS; ALGAE; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EUTROPHICATION; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLYAMINES; PROTOZOA; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; PROTOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 9244222217     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20071     Document Type: Review

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