A chemical and biological assessment of water quality impacts from acid mine drainage in a first order mountain stream, and a comparison of two bioassay techniques

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 273-281

  Vinyard, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Algae; Bioassay; California; Gold mining; Mountain streams; Non point source; Periphyton; Pollution; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRAINAGE; GLASS INDUSTRY; MINE SHAFTS; POLLUTION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CALIFORNIA; GOLD MINING; MOUNTAIN STREAMS; NON-POINT SOURCE; PERIPHYTONS; SIERRA NEVADA;

RIVERS;

CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IRON; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER; SULFATE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PH; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; CERIODAPHNIA DUBIA;

EID: 0029930403     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616385     Document Type: Article

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