Assessing the biological status of fish in a river receiving pulp and paper mill effluents

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 123-140

  Kovacs, T G ^a   Martel, P H ^a   Voss, R H ^a  

^a PAPRICAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological tests; Effluent treatment; Effluents; Fishes; Paper mills; Pulp mills; Sampling

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; FISHERIES; PAPER; PULP;

FISH ASSEMBLAGES;

RIVERS;

MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; STEROID;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EFFLUENT; FISH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; NONHUMAN; PAPER INDUSTRY; RIVER; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; HEALTH STATUS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PAPER; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STEROIDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

PISCES;

EID: 0036162856     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00205-6     Document Type: Article

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