Ecotoxicological assessment in the rivers Rhine (The Netherlands) and po (Italy)

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-345

  Camusso, M ^a   Vignati, D ^b,c   Van De Guchte, C ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

^c Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Micropollutants; Nutrients; Sediments: Bioaccumulation; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011136226     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980008657031     Document Type: Article

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