Bait-lamina assay as a tool to assess the effects of metal contamination in the feeding activity of soil invertebrates within a uranium mine area

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 8-9, 2009, Pages 2368-2377

  Andre A ^a   Antunes, S C ^a   Goncalves F ^a   Pereira, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bait lamina assay; Ecological risk assessment; Invertebrates feeding activity; Tier 2; Uranium mine

Indexed keywords

BAIT-LAMINA ASSAY; CONTAMINATED SITES; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; EXPOSURE PERIOD; FEEDING ACTIVITIES; IN-SITU; INVERTEBRATES FEEDING ACTIVITY; METAL CONTAMINATION; SEASONALITY; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL INVERTEBRATES; TEMPERATE REGIONS; TIER 2;

ANIMALS; ASSAYS; ECOLOGY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FEEDING; GROUNDWATER; IMPACT STRENGTH; IMPURITIES; MINES; MINING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; URANIUM MINES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVERTEBRATE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL BIOTA; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; PLANT LITTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SLUDGE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL INVERTEBRATE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; URANIUM MINE;

ANIMALS; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; INVERTEBRATES; METALS; MINING; PORTUGAL; SEASONS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 68649110029     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2009.03.023     Document Type: Article

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