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Modeling chronic dietary cadmium bioaccumulation and toxicity from periphyton to Hyalella azteca

  1. Lisa A. Golding1,*,
  2. Uwe Borgmann2,
  3. D. George Dixon1

Article first published online: 27 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/etc.529

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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volume 30, Issue 7, pages 1709–1720, July 2011

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Golding, L. A., Borgmann, U. and Dixon, D. G. (2011), Modeling chronic dietary cadmium bioaccumulation and toxicity from periphyton to Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30: 1709–1720. doi: 10.1002/etc.529

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  1. 1

    Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  2. 2

    Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario

*Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 JUN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 27 APR 2011
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 21 MAR 2011 11:10AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 22 FEB 2011
  5. Manuscript Revised: 15 DEC 2010
  6. Manuscript Received: 8 OCT 2010

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