The use of Chironomus riparius larvae to assess effects of pesticides from rice fields in adjacent freshwater ecosystems

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-226

  Faria, Mafalda S ^a   Nogueira, António J A ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Chironomus riparius; Ecological impact; Endosulfan; Molinate; Propanil; Rice field; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ENDOSULFAN; MOLINATE; PESTICIDE; PROPANIL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; ENDOSULFAN; FLY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; PADDY FIELD; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH INHIBITION; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PORTUGAL; RICE; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; LARVA; ORYZA SATIVA; PESTICIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 34247620231     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.11.018     Document Type: Article

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