Dissolved and total copper in a coal ash effluent and receiving stream: Assessment of in situ biological effects

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 203-220

  Reash, Robin J ^a  

^a AEPW/ERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassessment; Bioavailability; Coal ash; Copper; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPPER; EFFLUENTS; IN SITU COMBUSTION; SUBSTRATES;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLING; COAL ASH EFFLUENTS; TOTAL COPPER;

COAL ASH;

COAL; COPPER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER;

COPPER; FLY ASH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RIVER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ASH; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; FLY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROHABITAT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COMMUNITY; PH MEASUREMENT; SAMPLER; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; STREAM (RIVER); SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; COAL MINING; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; OHIO; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EPHEMEROPTERA; FRAXINUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 3042690570     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000031728.52806.68     Document Type: Article

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