Metales pesados y toxicidad de aguas del Río Aconcagua en Chile Heavy metals and toxicity of waters of the Aconcagua River in Chile

<abstract language="eng">The toxicity of surface waters in a zone with mining activity in the Aconcagua River was determined through growth inhibition bioassays of Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, and correlated with heavy metal concentrations. Results show that the waters near the d...

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Main Authors: Hernán Gaete, Fernanda Aránguiz, Gabriela Cienfuegos, Marisol Tejos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2007-08-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422007000400023