The impact of copper in a contaminated stream with particular reference to Plectrocnemia conspersa (Curtis) (Trichoptera)
An investigation of a copper contaminated mine drainage stream, the Darley Brook, revealed that the water quality was relatively constant over time, with an exceptionally high copper concentration (mean 0.89 mg lˉ¹ ) and low pH (mean 5.2) at its source. Virtually all of the copper was in a 'sol...
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University of Plymouth
1987
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