A mine of information: Benthic algal communities as biomonitors of metal contamination from abandoned tailings

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 425, Issue , 2012, Pages 231-241

  Lavoie, Isabelle ^a   Lavoie, Michel ^a   Fortin, Claude ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Metal accumulation; Periphyton; Phytochelatins; River

Indexed keywords

BIOASSESSMENT; BIOAVAILABLE METALS; BIOMONITORING; BIOMONITORS; CHRONIC METALS; CONTAMINATED SITES; DIATOM COMMUNITIES; DIATOMS; FIELD MONITORING; FREE METAL ION CONCENTRATION; IN-FIELD; LABORATORY STUDIES; METAL ACCUMULATION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL STRESS; NATURAL WATERS; PERIPHYTONS; PHYTOCHELATINS; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

ABANDONED MINES; CADMIUM; LEAD; METAL IONS; METALS; PATHOLOGY; RIVERS; TAILINGS; WATER ANALYSIS; ZINC;

COPPER;

CADMIUM; CHLORINE; COPPER; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; METAL ION; NITRATE; PHYTOCHELATIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFATE; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; HEAVY METAL; PERIPHYTON; RIVER POLLUTION; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; FIELD STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METAL TOLERANCE; MINE TAILINGS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES DOMINANCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; CANADA; COPPER; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; MINING; PHYTOCHELATINS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 84860012243     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.057     Document Type: Article

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