Are biotic indices sensitive to river toxicants? A comparison of metrics based on diatoms and macro-invertebrates

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-25

  Blanco, S ^a   Becares E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthos; Bioindicators; Biomonitoring; Pollutants; Stream; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; HEAVY METALS; PHYTOPLANKTON; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS; BIOMONITORING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; POLLUTANTS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; STREAM;

OILS AND FATS;

FAT; HEAVY METAL; OIL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRICHLOROETHANE;

BENTHOS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PESTICIDE; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAM; TOXIC MATERIAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; ECOTOXICITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; RIVER BASIN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPAIN; SPECIES COMPARISON; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

DOURO RIVER; SPAIN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77249099716     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.01.059     Document Type: Article

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