Use of diatom assemblages as biomonitor of the impact of treated uranium mining effluent discharge on a stream: Case study of the Ritord watershed (Center-West France)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1186-1199

  Herlory, Olivier ^a   Bonzom, Jean Marc ^a   Gilbin, Rodolphe ^b   Frelon, Sandrine ^b   Fayolle, Stéphanie ^c   Delmas, François ^d   Coste, Michel ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b Centre de Cadarache   (France)

^c AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Biological indicators; Diatom; Metals; Mine; Periphyton; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SULFATE; BARIUM CHLORIDE; URANIUM;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; DIATOM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MINE WASTE; PERIPHYTON; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMASS; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATOM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPOSITION; STREAM (RIVER); URANIUM MINE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER CONTENT; WATERSHED;

FRANCE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRACHYSIRA; EUNOTIA; EUNOTIA PECTINALIS; FRAGILARIA; GOMPHONEMA; NEIDIUM PERMINUTUM; PINNULARIA MAJOR; PSAMMOTHIDIUM;

DIATOMS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; MINING; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84885435200     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: 15733017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1106-5     Document Type: Article

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