Water quality assessment by ecotoxicological and chemical methods in Magnesia, Greece

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 4, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 179-187

  Podimata, M ^a   Koutseris, E ^a   Tsiropoulos, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Freshwater; Pagassitikos Gulf; Physicochemical parameters; Seawater; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PONTOPORIA BLAINVILLEI;

EID: 5644242123     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WAFO.0000044797.27945.5f     Document Type: Article

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