Effects of zinc and lead mining on the benthic macroinvertebrates of a fluvial ecosystem

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 363-388

  Marqués, M Jose ^a   Martinez Conde E ^b   Rovira, J V ^b  

^a Inst Madrileno Invest Agraria A   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates community; Fluvial ecosystem; Heavy metals; Mining effects; Pollution; Troya Mine

Indexed keywords

LEAD; MINING; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

LEAD MINING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HEAVY METAL; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MINING; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER POLLUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MACROINVERTEBRATE; METAL INDUSTRY; MINING; MOSQUITO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSCILLATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PSYCHODIDAE; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; ATHERICIDAE; BAETIDAE; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COENAGRIONIDAE; CULICIDAE; DOLICHOPODIDAE; EPHEMERIDAE; GAMMARIDAE; HEPTAGENIIDAE; HYDROBIIDAE; HYDROPHILIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOCERIDAE; LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE; LUMBRICIDAE; PERLIDAE; POLYCENTROPODIDAE; PSYCHODIDAE; SERICOSTOMATIDAE; SIMULIIDAE; TIPULIDAE; TUBIFICIDAE;

EID: 17144473221     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025411932330     Document Type: Article

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