An index for estimating the potential impact on the environment of the pollutant content in aquatic populations

The so-called "Concentration factor" (C.F.) should express a direct positive relationship between the concentration of a pollutant (e.g. metals, radioisotopes) in an organism and the concentration of the same pollutant in the water. While this index is very useful in some cases, it cannot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oscar RAVERA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2008-02-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:http://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/185