Effects of flow intermittency and pharmaceutical exposure on the structure and metabolism of stream biofilms

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 503-504, Issue , 2015, Pages 159-170

  Corcoll, Natàlia ^a   Casellas, Maria ^a   Huerta, Belinda ^a   Guasch, Helena ^a   Acuña, Vicenç ^a   Rodríguez Mozaz, Sara ^a   Serra Compte, Albert ^a   Barceló, Damià ^a,b   Sabater, Sergi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacteria; Ecotoxicology; Intermittent rivers; Multiple stressors; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; POLLUTION;

ECO-TOXICOLOGY; INTERMITTENCY; INTERMITTENT RIVERS; MULTIPLE STRESSORS;

ALGAE;

ATENOLOL; CARBAMAZEPINE; DICLOFENAC; ERYTHROMYCIN; GEMFIBROZIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; IBUPROFEN; METOPROLOL; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; DRUG; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGA; BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRUG; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; RIVER POLLUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ALGA; ALGAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GREEN ALGA; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STREAM (RIVER); TOXICITY TESTING; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; RIVER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84909645534     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.093     Document Type: Article

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