Biomonitoring for effective management of wastewater discharges and the health of the river environment

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-217

  Dickens, C W S ^a   Graham, P M ^a  

^a Umgeni Water   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Benthic invertebrates; Canonical correspondence analysis; Multivariate statistics; Streams; Toxicity; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011195648     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634989808656914     Document Type: Article

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