Biological and functional responses of in situ bioassays with Chironomus riparius larvae to assess river water quality and contamination

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 371, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 125-137

  Faria, Mafalda S ^a   Ré, Ana ^a   Malcato, João ^a   Silva, Paula C L D ^a   Pestana, João ^a   Agra, Ana R ^a   Nogueira, António J A ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Chironomus riparius; In situ bioassays; Metal contamination; Organic contamination

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; IN SITU BIOASSAYS; METAL CONTAMINATIONS; ORGANIC CONTAMINATIONS;

RIVERS;

IRON; METAL;

BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU TEST; INHIBITION; LARVA; METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYSICAL ANALYSIS; RIVER POLLUTION; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHIRONOMIDAE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; PORTUGAL; RIVERS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 33750594739     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.08.036     Document Type: Article

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