Biological and chemical monitoring after pilot remediations in the delta of the rivers rhine and meuse

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 317-334

  Den Besten, P J ^a   Postma, J F ^b   Wegener, J W M ^c   Keidel, H ^d   Klink, A ^e   Mol, J ^f   Van De Guchte, C ^a  

^a INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^b AquaSense Ltd   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^d Blgg Oosterbeek   (Netherlands)

^e Klink Hydrobiological Consultants   (Netherlands)

^f Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic community; Bioaccumulation; Colonization; Macrofauna; Meiofauna; Sediment bioassays; Sediment contamination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011135183     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980008657030     Document Type: Article

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