Effects of sediment contamination by artisanal gold mining on Chironomus riparius in Mabubi River, Tanzania

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 33, Issue 8-13, 2008, Pages 738-743

  Chibunda, R T ^a   Pereka, A E ^a   Tungaraza, C ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Artisanal gold mining; Chironomus riparius; Keywords Sediment; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL GOLD MINING (ASM); BODY WEIGHT; BULK CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS; CONTAMINANT LEVELS; DOWN-STREAM; MERCURY(III); REFERENCE VALUES; SEDIMENT CONTAMINATION; TANZANIA;

ARTISANAL MINING; BENTHOS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMERGENCE; FAUNA; GOLD MINE; GROWTH RATE; LARVA; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MABUBI RIVER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 48749085671     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.06.051     Document Type: Article

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