Objective classification of ecological status in marine water bodies using ecotoxicological information and multivariate analysis

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13291-13301

  Beiras, Ricardo ^a   Durán, Iria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community structure; Ecological status; Ecotoxicological bioassays; Multivariate analysis; Pollution; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEAWATER; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84912043734     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2186-8     Document Type: Article

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