Response of Chironomidae (Diptera) to DDT, Mercury, and Arsenic Legacy Pollution in Sediments of the Toce River (Northern Italy)

Response of Chironomidae (Diptera) to DDT, Mercury, and Arsenic Legacy Pollution in Sediments of the Toce River (Northern Italy)

The Toce River (Northern Italy) is characterized by legacy contamination of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), mercury, and arsenic deriving from an industrial plant active between ca. 1915 and 1996. Chironomidae taxa assemblages and sediments were collected in 2014 and 2019 upstream and downs...

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Main Authors: Laura Marziali, Niccolò Pirola, Alfredo Schiavon, Bruno Rossaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
chironomid taxa assemblages
macroinvertebrate communities
sediment contamination
bioindicators
multivariate analysis
Self-Organizing Maps
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/3/148

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