Evaluation of the potential toxicity (acute and chronic) of sediments from abandoned uranium mine ponds

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 368-376

  Antunes, Sara C ^a   Pereira, Ruth ^a   Gonçalves, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Daphnia spp.; Ecological risk assessment; Elutriates; Remobilisation of sediments; Sediment toxicity; Test species; Uranium mine ponds

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; URANIUM;

CUNHA BAIXA MINE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VISEU [PORTUGAL];

DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA LONGISPINA; DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 37549032567     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2007.08.247     Document Type: Article

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