Non-Lethal Assessment of Land Use Change Effects in Water and Soil of Algerian Riparian Areas along the Medjerda River through the Biosentinel <i>Bufo spinosus</i> Daudin

Non-Lethal Assessment of Land Use Change Effects in Water and Soil of Algerian Riparian Areas along the Medjerda River through the Biosentinel <i>Bufo spinosus</i> Daudin

The land use change can negatively impact ecosystems, enriching water and soil with heavy metals (HMs). The fragile riparian areas along the Medjerda River of Northern Algeria are particularly affected by this phenomenon, and biological tools able to combine information about both matrices can be pr...

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Main Authors: Pasquale Napoletano, Noureddine Guezgouz, Imen Benradia, Sarra Benredjem, Costantino Parisi, Giulia Guerriero, Anna De Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
agriculture
urban and industrial activities
heavy metal contamination
Medjerda River
skin biopsy
biomonitoring
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/4/538

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