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LETHAL EXPOSURE TIME [1 record]

Record 1 2000-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
CONT

In fact, turbidity levels generated by dredging activities are far below lethal thresholds for most species and, more importantly, they do not last as long as known lethal exposure times for larvae and adults.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
CONT

[...] les niveaux de turbidité engendrés par les activités de dragage sont bien en-deçà des seuils de létalité pour la plupart des espèces et, surtout, s'étendent sur des périodes moins longues que les durées d'exposition reconnues comme létales pour les larves et les adultes.

Key term(s)
  • durée d'exposition létale

Spanish

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