The amphipod Hyalella azteca as a biomonitor in field deployment studies for metal mining

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1314-1324

  Couillard, Y ^a   Grapentine, L C ^a   Borgmann, U ^a   Doyle, P ^a   Masson, S ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Parc Aquarium du Québec ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

27 Metals; BCF; Biomonitor; Hyalella azteca; Se

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; LANTHANUM; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINING; NICKEL ALLOYS; ZINC;

27 METALS; BCF; BIOMONITOR; HYALELLA AZTECA; SE;

METALS;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LANTHANUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SELENIUM; THALLIUM; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AMPHIPOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; FIELD METHOD; METAL; MINING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RIVER POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYALELLA AZTECA; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; RIVERS; TOXICITY TESTS, CHRONIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ABITIBI; CANADA; JAMES BAY; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

AMPHIPODA; HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 48249121650     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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