Integrated assessment of the impact of chemical stressors on surface water ecosystems

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 427-428, Issue , 2012, Pages 319-331

  McKnight, Ursula S ^a   Rasmussen, Jes J ^b   Kronvang, Brian ^b   Bjerg, Poul L ^a   Binning, Philip J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AQUATOX; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Contaminated sites; Ecological status; EU water framework directive; SPEAR index

Indexed keywords

AQUATOX; BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES; CONTAMINATED SITES; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; SPEAR INDEX; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

PESTICIDES;

FUNGICIDE; GROUND WATER; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; OXYGEN; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

BENTHOS; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INDEX METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STREAMWATER; SURFACE WATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL STRESS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; DENMARK; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUTROPHICATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBONS; INVERTEBRATES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PESTICIDES; RIVERS; SOLVENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

DENMARK;

EID: 84861184154     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.011     Document Type: Article

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