Impact of copper smelting on lakes in the southern Ural Mountains, Russia, inferred from chironomids

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-241

  Brooks, Stephen J ^a   Udachin, Valery ^b   Williamson, Ben J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Heavy metals; Karabash; Midges; Pollution; Russia; Smelter

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LAKE POLLUTION; SMELTING;

CHELYABINSK [RUSSIAN FEDERATION]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; KARABASH; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; WORLD;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 13844286142     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-004-3936-x     Document Type: Article

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