Biomonitoring of metals in Ganga water at different ghats of haridwar: Implications of constructed wetland for sewage detoxification

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 805-810

  Rai, U N ^a   Prasad, D ^a   Verma, S ^a   Upadhyay, A K ^a   Singh, N K ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Algae; Aquatic macrophytes; Ganga ghat; Metal

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTES; BIOMONITORING; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; GANGA GHAT; LITTORAL ZONE; LOW LEVEL; METAL ACCUMULATION; METAL CONTAMINATION; MIXING POINT; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SEWAGE DISCHARGES; TOXIC METALS;

ALGAE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DETOXIFICATION; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; SEWAGE; TISSUE; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; MICROALGA; PLANT; RIVER; SEWAGE; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METALS; MICROALGAE; PLANTS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WETLANDS;

ALGAE;

EID: 84867580723     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0766-9     Document Type: Article

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