An assessment of the impact of copper mine tailings disposal on meiofaunal assemblages using microcosm bioassays

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Lee, Matthew R ^a,b   Correa, Juan A ^a  

^a Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Chile; Copper; Meiofauna; Metals; Microcosms

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHILE; SEDIMENTS; TAILINGS; TOXICITY;

CHEMICAL COMPONENTS; MEIOFAUNAL ASSEMBLAGES; MICROCOSM BIOASSAYS;

COPPER MINES;

COPPER; SEA WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; COPPER; FORAMINIFERA; MEIOFAUNA; MICROCOSM; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POREWATER; TAILINGS; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MEIOFAUNA; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHILE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; PARTICLE SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATACAMA; CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34247579091     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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