Quantitative assessment of polymetallic pollution of the dnieper river by a method of heavy metals background concentration calculation in mussel Anodonta anatina

Statistically significant exceeding of a background level of the heavy metal content in Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) soft tissues was applied for pollution measure. The method of the median absolute deviation (MAD) was used for the heavy metals’ background and threshold levels assessment. The c...

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Main Author: D. V. Lukashov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University 2009-02-01
Series:Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ
Online Access:http://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/161