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Project
Prediction of metal accumulation and sublethal effects in benthic invertebrates by means of the AVS-SEM model
In this project the relationship between metal concentrations in sediment and accumulation and effects in Chironomidae and Oligochaeta will be investigated. Special attention will be paid to the influence of AVS concentrations in sediment on the accumulation and chronic effects (energy reserves, ion and osmoregulation, growth and survival) of metals under laboratory and field conditions.
Date:1 Jan 2008 → 31 Jan 2008
Keywords:AVS/SEM CONCEPT, TUBIFICIDS, METAL ACCUMULATION, CHIRONOMIDS
Disciplines:Sustainable chemistry, Animal biology, General biology, Aquatic sciences, challenges and pollution, Environmental science and management, Veterinary medicine