Impact of a kraft pulp and paper mill effluent on phytoplankton and macroinvertebrates in River Nzoia, Kenya

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-250

  Ojunga, Salome ^a   Masese, Frank O ^a   Manyala, Julius O ^a   Etiégni, Lazare ^a   Onkware, Augustino O ^a   Senelwa, Kingiri ^a   Raburu, Phillip O ^a   Balozi, Bekuta K ^a   Omutange, Elijah S ^a  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Effluent; Macroinvertebrate; Nutrient; Pollution; Pulp and paper

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); KRAFT PULP; NUTRIENTS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; PULP MANUFACTURE; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; KRAFT PULP AND PAPER MILLS; MACROINVERTEBRATE ASSEMBLAGE; MACROINVERTEBRATES; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PULP AND PAPER; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

RIVERS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NITRATE; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; BOD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EFFLUENTS; KENYA; KRAFT PULPS; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN; PAPER; PAPER MAKING; PH; POLLUTION; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY;

KENYA; NZOIA RIVER;

CHIRONOMUS SP.; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 78751496282     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2010.026     Document Type: Article

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