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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2019-11-01
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Series: | Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/45536 |