Reviewing the impact of metals and PAHs on macroinvertebrates in urban watercourses

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 236-270

  Beasley, Gary ^a   Kneale, Pauline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Ecology; Hydrology; Macroinvertebrates; Nickel; PAHs; Urban runoff; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METAL; PAH; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBAN DRAINAGE;

EID: 0036291906     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309133302pp334ra     Document Type: Article

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