Integral assessment of pollution in the Suquía River (Córdoba, Argentina) as a contribution to lotic ecosystem restoration programs

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 5034-5045

  Merlo, C ^a   Abril, A ^a   Ame M V ^a   Arguello G A ^a   Carreras, H A ^a   Chiappero, M S ^a   Hued, A C ^a   Wannaz, E ^a   Galanti, L N ^a   Monferran M V ^a   Gonzalez C M ^a   Solis V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air bioindicators; Coliform bacteria; Fish assemblages; Heavy metals; Semi volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND USE; AIR-WATER EXCHANGE; ARGENTINA; CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; FECAL COLIFORM; FISH ASSEMBLAGES; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; HEAVY TRAFFICS; LOTIC ECOSYSTEMS; PALLIDA; RIPARIAN SOIL; RIVER RESTORATION; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STUDY SITES; VASCULAR PLANT; WATERSHED DEGRADATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ECOSYSTEMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEAVY METAL COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; POLLUTION DETECTION; RATING; RESTORATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; SULFUR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

RIVERS;

HEAVY METAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATERSHED;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FISH; LICHENS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATERSHED;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ARGENTINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LICHENS; METALS, HEAVY; PLANTS; RIVERS; SOIL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; PRIMERO RIVER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; TRACHEOPHYTA; TRADESCANTIA PALLIDA; USNEA AMBLYOCLADA;

EID: 80053446544     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.08.037     Document Type: Article

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