Observations of mouthpart deformities in the Chironomus larvae exposed to different concentrations of nine heavy metals

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Vedamanikam, V J ^a   Shazili, N A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chironomids; Chironomus plumosus; Heavy metals; Mouthpart deformities; Multigenerations

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; DENTISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION DETECTION; RANGE FINDING; SILVER;

BIO-MONITORING; CHIRONOMIDS; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATIONS; HEAVY- METAL CONTAMINATIONS; IN CONTROLS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MOUTHPART DEFORMITIES; MULTIGENERATIONS;

METALS;

BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY; HEAVY METAL; LARVA;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS PLUMOSUS;

EID: 60849133065     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: 10290486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772240801971973     Document Type: Article

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