Chronic toxicity of mercury (HgCl2) to the benthic midge chironomus riparius

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 455-462

  Chibunda, R T ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Artificial sediment; Chironomus riparius; Growth and emergence; Mercury; Survival

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SURVIVAL; TOXICITY;

AFRICA;

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS RIPARIUS;

EID: 77957334603     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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