Biomonitoring of mercury pollution: A case study from the Dniester River

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 489-496

  Munteanu, Vera ^a   Munteanu, Grigore ^b  

^a National Institute of Ecology   (Moldova)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Moldova)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Bio indicators; Macrophytes; Mercury pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIOMONITORING; MERCURY POLLUTION;

WATER POLLUTION;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BIOMONITORING; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; MACROPHYTE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION; SEDIMENT CORE; WATER COLUMN;

DNIESTER RIVER; DUBOSSARY RESERVOIR; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MOLDOVA;

BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS; MYRIOPHYLLUM VERTICILLATUM; PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; POTAMOGETON PERFOLIATUS;

EID: 33846589919     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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