Assessment of mercury in sediments and in the benthic invertebrate micronecta scholtzi downstream an abandoned pyrite mine

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-74

  Agra, Ana Raquel ^a   Abreu, Sizenando N ^a   Barata, Carlos ^b   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biota; Freshwater; Mercury; Micronecta; Mine drainage; S o domingos mine; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; ACIDIFICATION; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; CORRELATION; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FRESHWATER; INSECT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PYRITE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

INVERTEBRATA; MICRONECTA; MICRONECTA SCHOLTZI;

EID: 76749156334     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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