Application of water quality biological indices using diatoms as bioindicators in the Gravataí river, RS, Brazil

Application of water quality biological indices using diatoms as bioindicators in the Gravataí river, RS, Brazil

The Gravataí river situated in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre has an area of approximately 2.020 km² and provides public water supply to about 500,000 inhabitants in 5 municipalities (latitude 29° 45'-30° 12' S; longitude 50° 27'-51° 12' W). The river basin has two regio...

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Main Authors:	SE. Salomoni, O. Rocha, G. Hermany, EA. Lobo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:	epilithic diatoms bioindicators Water Quality Biotic Indices (WQBI) organic contamination eutrophication
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842011000500015&lng=en&tlng=en

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