In situ and laboratory bioassays to evaluate the impact of effluent discharges on receiving aquatic ecosystems

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 231-243

  Smolders, R ^a   Bervoets, L ^a   Blust, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carp; Condition; Effluent; Energy budgets; Pollution gradient; Zebra mussel

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS;

BIOASSAY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; NUTRITION; WASTEWATER;

EFFLUENTS;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LIPID;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOASSAY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CARP; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ENERGY; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; FLOW; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH; LABORATORY; MONITORING; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; POPULATION; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BIVALVIA; CARPS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 4344694216     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2004.04.019     Document Type: Article

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