Response of Diamesa spp. (Diptera: Chironomidae) from Alpine streams to newly emergent contaminants and pesticides

Acute toxicity and genotoxic activity of 11 pollutants were investigated in wild populations of Diamesa cinerella and Diamesa zernyi (Diptera Chironomidae) from two alpine streams (Italian Alps). D. cinerella was collected in two sites on the non-glacial Vermigliana stream, 50 m-upstream and 5-m dow...

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Main Authors: Valeria Lencioni, Francesco Bellamoli, Paola Bernabò, Francesco Miari, Alberto Scotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:https://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1802