Effects of discharges from the textile industry on the biotic integrity of benthic assemblages

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-479

  Gomez N ^a   Sierra, M V ^a   Cortelezzi, A ^a   Rodrigues Capitulo A ^a  

^a Instituto de Limnologia Dr Raul A Ringuelet   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Benthic assemblages; Biotic integrity; Habitat quality; Textile industry; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; EFFLUENT; HABITAT QUALITY; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAMWATER; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; EFFLUENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROPHYTE; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER); TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ANNELIDA; ARGENTINA; BACILLACEAE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CRUSTACEA; CYANOPHORA; DIPTERA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUGLENA; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOLLUSCA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 39749115098     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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