The sediment of a river having ‘’good ecological status” turned out to be toxic to midge Chironomus riparius larvae: Implication for environmental monitoring?

Globally, monitoring of the surface waters is largely limited to the physico-chemical analysis of water in rivers and lakes. Sediment state in the aquatic systems including sediment chemical content or the structure and diversity of benthic communities or ecotoxicological studies with natural sedime...

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Main Authors: Bardukh Gabrielyan, Vardan Asatryan, Hripsime Kobelyan, Alla Khosrovyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-09-01
Series:Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014765132400931X