The use of chironomid deformation in an in situ test for sediment toxicity

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-238

  Meregalli, Giovanna ^a   Vermeulen, Angelo C ^a,b   Ollevier, Frans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chironomus riparius; In situ test; Mouthpart deformities; Sediment toxicity assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; LARVA; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; CLAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 0033731104     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2000.1981     Document Type: Article

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