Hexabromocyclododecane and hexachlorocyclohexane: How lessons learnt have led to improved regulation [PDF]
, 2014 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2014 Taylor & Francis.The use of chemicals by society has many benefits but contamination of the environment is an unintended consequence.
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Nanotoxicity in Aquatic Invertebrates
, 2016 Due to their unique properties, nanomaterials (NMs) are being incorporated in several applications including consumer products, electronics, pesticides and the pharmaceutical industry. As such, the rapid development and large-scale production of NMs has in‐ spired concerns regarding their environmental health risks. In order to address these con‐ cerns,
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A decade of studies at Loch Fleet, Galloway (Scotland): A catchment liming project and restoration of a brown trout fishery [PDF]
, 1995 Loch Fleet is a small upland lake in the hills of Galloway in southwest Scotland. In the 1970s the waters of the loch became more acidic and a brown trout fishery failed. This account summarises an experimental project, the "Loch Fleet Project" initiated
Dalziel, Tom, Howells, Gwyneth
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Responses to river inundation pressures control prey selection of riparian beetles.
PLoS ONE, 2013 BackgroundRiparian habitats are subjected to frequent inundation (flooding) and are characterised by food webs that exhibit variability in aquatic/terrestrial subsidies across the ecotone.
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Carmel River Lagoon Enhancement Project: Water Quality and Aquatic Wildlife Monitoring, 2005-6 [PDF]
, 2006 In summer and fall 2004, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) initiated the Carmel River Lagoon Enhancement Project. The project involved excavation of a dry remnant Arm of the lagoon and adjacent disused farmland to form a significant
Casagrande, Joel +3 more
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A new substrate for sampling deep river macroinvertebrates [PDF]
, 2009 We compared macroinvertebrate communities colonising multiplate samplers constructed from perspex or tempered hardboard (wood) with an alternative artificial substrate constructed from folded coconut fibre matting (coir) enclosed in nylon netting ...
Chadderton, W. Lindsay +2 more
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HydrobiologyLarge rivers are difficult to sample due to their size yet critical to monitor because humans heavily rely upon and alter them. Aquatic invertebrates are commonly used to assess the ecosystem quality of streams, but methods to sample large rivers are ...
Lusha M. Tronstad, Bryan P. Tronstad
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Effects of spatial scale and habitat on the diversity of diapausing wetland invertebrates
Aquatic Biology, 2016 The community structure of aquatic invertebrates producing dormant propagules has been associated with both local and regional-scale factors in temporary wetlands.
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Ecological indicators for abandoned mines, Phase 1: Review of the literature [PDF]
, 2009 Mine waters have been identified as a significant issue in the majority of Environment Agency draft River Basin Management Plans. They are one of the largest drivers for chemical pollution in the draft Impact Assessment for the Water Framework Directive (
Jarvis, A. P. +5 more
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Tarsal Anomaly Found in an Adult \u3ci\u3eAgabus Seriatus\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) [PDF]
, 2018 An adult specimen of Agabus seriatus, possessing two complete sets of tarsal claws on the left mesotarsus, was collected from a small stream in northeastern ...
Snitgen, J. L
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