Effects of a diesel spill on freshwater macroinvertebrates in two urban watercourses, Wiltshire, UK

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Smith, Phil ^a   Snook, Debbie ^b   Muscutt, Adrian ^c   Smith, Anne ^a  

^a Aquatonics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ASEDA   (United Kingdom)

^c Environmental Resources Management Group Inc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthos; Diesel spill; Freshwater; Impacts; Macroinvertebrates; Recovery; River Ray; River Thames

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; DIESEL SPILL; FRESHWATER; IMPACTS; MACROINVERTEBRATES; RIVER THAMES;

RECOVERY; RIVERS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

DIESEL FUEL;

BENTHOS; DIESEL; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MACROINVERTEBRATE; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SAMPLING; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONVALESCENCE; CRUSTACEA; FRESHWATER SPECIES; INFORMATION; LABORATORY TEST; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREAM (RIVER); SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; RAY RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WILTSHIRE;

ASELLIDAE; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78049415306     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2009.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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