Assessment of Different Contaminants in Freshwater Origin, Fate, and Ecological Impact

• Other Authors: Galassi, Diana M. P. (Editor), Di Lorenzo, Tiziana (Editor), Hose, Grant (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; multiple stressors; pesticides; freshwater ecology; ecotoxicology; synergism; resource limitation; population density; groundwater; karst aquifer; pollution; quarry; Apuan Alps; groundwater ecology; stygofauna; stygobite; aquifer; syncarida; crustaceans; copepods; stygobiotic; traits; nitrate; ammonium; nitrite; nitrogen; contamination; AQUALIFE software; groundwater dependent ecosystems; threats; biodiversity; abundance-size scaling theory; benthos; hyporheos; freshwater communities; pharmaceuticals; large scale survey; Biolog EcoPlatesTM; flow cytometry; microbial community; metabolic fingerprint; groundwater quality; hydrogeochemistry; Chironomidae; Chironomus plumosus larvae; mentum deformities; freshwater contamination; Lake Trasimeno; platinum; bioaccumulation; passive sample; freshwater clam; Corbicula fluminalis africana; diet; Triturus carnifex; mountain karst ponds; microplastics; heavy metals; EOCs; landfill; marble slurry; neonicotinoids; software
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In many parts of the world, freshwater is a subject of frequent and intense large-scale disturbances. Pollution, water withdrawal, alteration of freshwater flows, road construction, aquifer mining, surface water diversion, desertification, wetland drainage, soil erosion in agriculture, deforestation...