Biology of Freshwater Pollution |
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abundance algae ammonia animals aquatic Asellus assessment bacteria Baetis rhodani benthic bio-accumulators bio-assays Biol biological biologist biomass biotic index cadmium catchment caused cent changes chironomids Chironomus coliforms concentration copper dilution discharge diversity diversity indices downstream drainage ecology effluent England and Wales environment environmental Ephemeroptera eutrophication faecal fauna filters fish fisheries flow freshwater groups growth increase indices invertebrates Lake Washington larvae levels loading macro-invertebrates macrophytes Mason metals methods micro-organisms monitoring nitrate nitrogen nutrients occur Oligochaeta oligotrophic organic pollution outfall oxidation oxygen pathogens phosphate phosphorus phytoplankton plankton plants Plecoptera population rainbow trout reduced reservoir riparius river River Cynon samplers sampling score sediment sewage fungus sewage treatment sources standard stations stoneflies stream studies substrata survey tank temperature thermal tion tolerant toxic pollutants toxicity tests Trichoptera tubificid uptake waste water industry Water pollution water quality Water Res water resources watercourses wildlife zinc