Impact assessment of an effluent discharge on benthic macroinvertebrates in a subtropical river using indexes

Benthic macroinvertebrates are used as environmental bioindicators in the assessment of water quality in rivers and lakes, due to the sensitivity of some taxa to pollution. The objective of this research was to evaluate the consequences of industrial effluent discharge on the structure of the benthi...

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Main Authors: Sharonn Martins Gonçalves Hartmann, Hérica Rozário, Ana Lucia Suriani Affonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2019-11-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/45536