Morphological deformities in chironomus spp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) larvae as a tool for impact assessment of anthropogenic and environmental stresses on three rivers in the Juru River System, Penang, Malaysia

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 210-222

  Al Shami, Salman ^a   Rawi, Che Salmah M ^a   Nor, Siti Azizah M ^a   Ahmad, Abu Hassan ^a   Ali, Arshad ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Midge mouth parts; River pollution; Water and sediments quality

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED LOAD; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LARVA; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; RIVER; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LARVA; MALAYSIA; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

JURU RIVER; MALAYSIA; PENANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 76649116554     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN09109     Document Type: Article

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