In situ bioassays with Chironomus riparius larvae to biomonitor metal pollution in rivers and to evaluate the efficiency of restoration measures in mine areas

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 213-221

  Faria, Mafalda S ^a   Lopes, Ricardo J ^b   Malcato, João ^a   Nogueira, António J A ^a   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Chironomus riparius larvae; In situ bioassays; Mines; Restoration measures

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MINES; POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

BIOMONITORING; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS LARVAE; RESTORATION MEASURES;

BIOASSAY;

GOLD; TUNGSTEN;

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLY; GOLD MINE; LARVA; MINE DRAINAGE; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHIRONOMIDAE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 36549058635     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.01.050     Document Type: Article

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