Heavy metal monitoring in contaminated river systems using Mayfly larvae

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 203-207

  Sjøbakk, Torill Eidhammer ^a   Almli, Bjørn ^a   Steinnes, Eiliv ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquatic systems; Cadmium; Copper; Insect larvea; Monitoring; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; MINING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMPLING; ZINC;

BIOMONITORS; INSECT LARVAE;

WATER POLLUTION;

BIOMONITOR; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY METAL; MINING; POLLUTION; RIVER; RIVER POLLUTION;

NORWAY;

EPHEMEROPTERA; PLECOPTERA; TRICOPTERA;

EID: 0031113722     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00057-X     Document Type: Article

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