Interlaboratory study of precision: Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans freshwater sediment toxicity assays

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1335-1343

  Burton Jr , G Allen ^a   Norberg King, Teresa J ^b   Ingersoll, Christopher G ^c   Benoit, Duane A ^b   Ankley, Gerald T ^b   Winger, Parley V ^d   Kubitz, Jody ^e   Lazorchak, James M ^b   Smith, Mark E ^f   Greer, Eugene ^c   Dwyer, F James ^c   Call, Daniel J ^g   Day, Kristin E ^h   Kennedy, Paul ⁱ   Stinson, Margaret ^j  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c National Biological Service   (United States)

^d National Biological Service   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

^h ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^j WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Reference toxicant tests; Ring test; Round robin test

Indexed keywords

COPPER; FRESH WATER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LABORATORY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEDIMENT; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER QUALITY;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; AZTECA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 9544245794     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620150812     Document Type: Article

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