Effects of organic and heavy metal pollution on chironomids within a pristine upland catchment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 635, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-25

  Wright, Ian A ^a   Burgin, Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique; Coal mine drainage; NMDS; Sewage; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHIRONOMID PUPAL EXUVIAL TECHNIQUE; CHIRONOMIDS; COAL MINE DRAINAGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SENSITIVITY; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTES; NMDS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; ORGANIC EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTED SITES; POLLUTION SOURCES; SPECIES ASSEMBLAGE; UPLAND CATCHMENT;

ATMOSPHERICS; CATCHMENTS; COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; METALS; MINES; MINING; OIL SPILLS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

EFFLUENTS;

CATCHMENT; FLY; HEAVY METAL; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SEWAGE; UPLAND REGION; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE;

EID: 70350364621     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-009-9857-y     Document Type: Article

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