Predatory insects as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 339-347

  Nummelin, Matti ^a   Lodenius, Martin ^a   Tulisalo, Esa ^a   Hirvonen, Heikki ^a   Alanko, Timo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Statistics Finland   (Finland)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Gerridae; Myrmeleontidae; Odonata; Steel factory; Tv rminne

Indexed keywords

ANTS; FORMICIDAE; GERRIDAE; METAL POLLUTION; STEEL FACTORY;

AIR POLLUTION; BIOMARKERS; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; MANGANESE;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOINDICATOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSECT; POLLUTION EFFECT;

AIR POLLUTION; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ANTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HEMIPTERA; INSECTS; IRON; LARVA; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS, HEAVY; NICKEL; STEEL;

FORMICIDAE; GERRIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYRMELEONTIDAE; ODONATA;

EID: 33749990538     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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