Real-time biomonitoring of water contamination by cyanide based on analysis of the continuous electric signal emitted by a tropical fish: Apteronotus albifrons

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3083-3091

  Thomas, Marielle ^a   Florion, André ^b   Chrétien, Didier ^b   Terver, Denis ^b  

^a Centre International de l'Eau   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Apteronotus; Automated aquatic biomonitoring; Drinking water; Early warning system; Electric fish; Fish; Hazard assessment; Toxicity; Water pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC FISH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VISUAL DISPLAY UNIT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

APTERONOTUS ALBIFRONS;

CYANIDES; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; MARINE BIOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC BIOMONITORING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGES;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOMONITORING; CYANIDE; TROPICAL FISH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0030300865     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00190-X     Document Type: Article

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