Monitoring the effects of a complex mixture of pollutants next to the lixiviate pool of a Mediterranean landfill and along its draining stream using wood mouse pathology and arthropod biodiversity

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 11 B, 2008, Pages 1909-1916

  De Lapuente, Joaquín ^a   González Linares, Javier ^a   Serret, Joan ^a   Palaus, Xavier ^a   Teixidó, Elisabet ^a   Borràs, Miquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Arthropod biodiversity; Biomarkers; Complex mixtures; Ecotoxicology; Landfill; Pollutants

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ARTHROPOD; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMARKER; BLOOD; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LANDFILL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SOLID WASTE; SPECIES RICHNESS; XENOBIOTICS;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; ARTHROPODA; MUS;

EID: 57649131077     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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