Accumulation of hepatotoxic microcystes in freshwater mussels, aquatic insect larvae and oligochaetes in a large, shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Chaohu) of subtropical China

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 7 A, 2008, Pages 849-854

  Chen, Jun ^a   Xie, Ping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquatic insect larvae; Edible mussel; Lake Chaohu; Microcystin RR and LR; Oligochaetes; Organ and inter specific patterns

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANNELID; BIOACCUMULATION; BIVALVE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYPRINID; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; INSECT; LAKE; LARVA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TOXICITY; TOXIN;

ANHUI; ASIA; CHAOHU LAKE; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANNELIDA; ARCONAIA; ARTHROPODA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS SP.; CORBICULA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; CYANOBACTERIA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HEXAPODA; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA);

EID: 49449088319     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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