Biomonitoring of water pollution with Elodea canadensis. A case study of three small polish rivers with different levels of pollution

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 145, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 139-153

  Samecka Cymerman, A ^a   Kempers, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Elodea canadensis; Heavy metals; River pollution

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SEWAGE;

BIOMONITORING;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RIVER WATER; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; RIVER POLLUTION; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MACROPHYTE; NONHUMAN; PLANT WATER RELATION; RIVER; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

POLAND;

ANIMALIA; ELODEA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0037799544     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023632229312     Document Type: Article

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