Toxicity of Inorganic Nitrogen Compounds to Aquatic Organisms, A Review (P. McCart, November 1998)
A literature review examining the toxicity of inorganic nitrogen compounds (nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia) to aquatic organisms, with emphasis on factors influencing toxicity such as dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, and species sensitivity, particularly in the context of mining operations using nitrogen-based explosives.
- Date
- 1998
- Document type
- Report
- Parties
- P. McCart
- Locations
- Western Canada, East Kootenays, British Columbia, Flathead River, Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Parameters
- ammonia toxicity, nitrate, nitrite, un-ionized ammonia, ammonium, dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, aquatic organisms, fish, benthic macroinvertebrates, inorganic nitrogen compounds, ANFO explosives
- Pages
- 4
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