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Interactions between sediment contaminants and benthic organisms

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Ecological Effects of In Situ Sediment Contaminants

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 39))

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This paper provides an overview of interactions between contaminated sediments and bethic invertebrates in marine and freshwater systems using selected examples from the available literature. Impacts on the benthic community (e. g., acute toxicity, morphological and genetic changes in the Chironomidae and Oligochaeta, and induction of carcinogenesis) and changes in community structure are discussed. Processes by which benthic organisms transfer contaminants from sediments to other components of the aquatic system such as, bioaccumulation, trophic transfer, migration biodégradation, bioturbation and biodeposition are examined.

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Reynoldson, T.B. (1987). Interactions between sediment contaminants and benthic organisms. In: Thomas, R.L., Evans, R., Hamilton, A.L., Munawar, M., Reynoldson, T.B., Sadar, M.H. (eds) Ecological Effects of In Situ Sediment Contaminants. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 39. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4053-6_6

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