Bioaccumulation of mercury in benthic communities of a river ecosystem affected by mercury mining

The presence of mercury in the river Idrijca (Slovenia) is mainly due to 500 years of mercury mining in this region. In order to understand the cycling of mercury in the Idrijca ecosystem it is crucial to investigate the role of biota. This study is part of an ongoing investigation of mercury biogeo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Science of the total environment 2007-05, Vol.377 (2), p.407-415
Hauptverfasser:	Žižek, Suzana, Horvat, Milena, Gibičar, Darija, Fajon, Vesna, Toman, Mihael J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Benthic communities Bioaccumulation Biological and medical sciences Chlorophyta - metabolism Ecosystem Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environmental Monitoring Fresh water ecosystems Freshwater Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Invertebrates - metabolism Mercury Mercury - analysis Mercury - metabolism Methyl mercury Methylmercury Compounds - analysis Methylmercury Compounds - metabolism Mining River ecosystems Rivers Slovenia Synecology Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollutants, Chemical - metabolism
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