Dumping waste materials into aquatic ecosystems leads to pollution, which directly and
indirectly poses a danger to all life forms. Currently, huge quantities of wastes are generated …

The ecological impact of rubber effluent on macroinvertebrate communities of the Adofi
River, Niger Delta area of Nigeria were evaluated for a 6month-period as part of a study to …

ABSTRACT A study on ecological impact assessment and limnological characterization of
Calabar River using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators organisms was conducted …

Urban estuaries are amongst the most severely altered systems worldwide and undergo a
wide range of ecological crises such as habitat destruction, nutrient enrichment and …

Temporal and spatial variability in macroinvertebrate community structure in relation to
environmental variables in Gbako River, Niger State, Nigeria was evaluated monthly for a …

To understand environmental conditions in River Ase Niger Delta, Nigeria, a study was
carried out to assess the faunistic composition of macroinvertebrates as well as the water …

We developed a rapid multimetric index using macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of
ecological conditions for the Bolivian Altiplano streams. A total of 64 taxa and 30 …

Canopy cover is well known to influence the distribution of macroinvertebrates in temperate
streams. Very little is known about how this factor influences stream communities in …

Effluent from the local batik home industry is a serious problem, because the effluent
discharge generated is spread in different places. Untreated effluent can cause …

The distribution of Cd, Pb, Ni, Cr, Cu, Mn, Fe, and Zn in sediment and surface water, and
some physico-chemical characteristics of Orogodo river sediments, were evaluated. The …