Evaluation of two monitoring approaches to assess effects of waste water disposal on histological alterations in fish

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 524, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-66

  Bernet, D ^a   Schmidt Posthaus, H ^a   Wahli, T ^a   Burkhardt Holm, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

gills; histopathology; kidney; liver; sewage treatment work; skin; trout; waste water; water pollution

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE MONITORING; PASSIVE MONITORING;

EFFLUENTS; RIVERS; SAMPLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SALMONID; WASTEWATER;

SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 4043092296     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000036196.84682.27     Document Type: Article

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