The case of pollution of Lake Maggiore: A 12-year study with the bioindicator mussel dreissena polymorpha

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 210, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 75-86

  Riva, Consuelo ^a   Binelli, Andrea ^a   Parolini, Marco ^a   Provini, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

DDT; Dreissena polymorpha; Lake Maggiore; PCB

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL USE; BIOINDICATOR; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; DDT CONTAMINATION; DICHLORODIPHENYLTRICHLOROETHANE; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; HEAVY RAINS; INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; LAKE MAGGIORE; NATURAL EVENTS; PCB CONTAMINATION; SAMPLING STATIONS; WESTERN COUNTRIES; WORST CASE; ZEBRA MUSSELS;

EFFLUENTS; INDUSTRY; INSECTICIDES; LAKES; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE;

LAKE POLLUTION;

CHLORPHENOTANE; LAKE WATER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DDT; DISCHARGE; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSECTICIDE; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKE WATER; PCB; TRIBUTARY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; DREISSENA; DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; ITALY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

ITALY; LAKE MAGGIORE; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TOCE RIVER; VERBANO-CUSIO OSSOLA;

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA;

EID: 77953619376     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-0225-3     Document Type: Article

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