Assessment of the geochemical role of colloids and their impact on contaminant toxicity in freshwaters: An example from the Lambro-Po system (Italy)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 489-497

  Vignati, Davide A L ^a   Dworak, Tamara ^a   Ferrari, Benoêt ^a   Koukal, Brahim ^a   Loizeau, Jean Luc ^a   Minouflet, Marion ^a   Camusso, Marina I ^b   Polesello, Stefano ^b   Dominik, Janusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRACTIONATION; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FIELD VARIABILITY; TRIBUTARIES;

COLLOIDS;

FRESH WATER;

BIOAVAILABILITY; COLLOID; GEOCHEMISTRY; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; COLLOID; FRACTIONATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GREEN ALGA; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA SUBCAPITATA; ROTIFERA; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ALGAE, GREEN; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COLLOIDS; ITALY; RIVERS; ROTIFERA; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LAMBRO RIVER; LOMBARDY; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLOROPHYTA; ROTIFERA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 12344261571     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es049322j     Document Type: Article

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