Using biological methods to determine pollution sources of the Vilnia River

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-167

  Kazlauskiene N ^a   Marciulioniene D ^b   Virbickas, T ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Sewage; Test organisms; Toxicity; Vilnia River water

Indexed keywords

LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 38949196372     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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