Use of the burrowing amphipod Tiburonella viscana as a tool in marine sediments contamination assessment

The acute toxicity of sediment samples from Santos Estuary was evaluated by using sediment toxicity tests with the burrowing amphipod Tiburonella viscana. Survival of amphipods acclimated for 2 and 15 days was also analyzed. The sensitivity of this species was evaluated by 48h-exposure tests using p...

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Main Authors: Denis M.S. Abessa, Eduinety C.P.M. Sousa, Bauer R.F. Rachid, Ricardo R. Mastroti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 1998-01-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89131998000200009