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Document Title:

Acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, and chlorine to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae).

AUTHOR(S):
F. James Dwyer M. Christopher Barnhart Richard J. Neves Cynthia M. Kane Andy D. Roberts Douglas K. Hardesty James L. Kunz

PUBLICATION DATE: October 2007

ABSTRACT:
The objective of the present study was to determine acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, or chlorine to larval (glochidia) and juvenile mussels using the recently published American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard guide for conducting laboratory toxicity tests with freshwater mussels

PUBLICATION:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

PUBLISHED BY:
SETAC - Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

DOCUMENT LINK:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1897/07-230.1/abstract, 135 KB

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