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The effect of metals on photosynthesis processes and diatom metrics of biofilm from a metal-contaminated river: A translocation experiment

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Based on the results, it is recommended to include Zn in the list of priority pollutant substances of the European Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), due to its occurrence and toxicity.
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This article is published in Ecological Indicators.The article was published on 2012-07-01. It has received 69 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bioaccumulation & Diatom.

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Algal photosynthetic responses to toxic metals and herbicides assessed by chlorophyll a fluorescence

TL;DR: The present review demonstrates the applicability of chlorophyll a fluorescence in determining photochemical responses of algae exposed to environmental toxicants (such as toxic metals and herbicides) as an excellent alternative for detecting pollution.
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Separate treatment of hospital and urban wastewaters: A real scale comparison of effluents and their effect on microbial communities.

TL;DR: According to the removal efficiency of pharmaceuticals, the separate treatment was beneficial, however, their high concentrations in the HTE and the following adaptations of biofilm communities identify the importance of adapting wastewater treatment to specific hospital pollutants.
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Effects of flow intermittency and pharmaceutical exposure on the structure and metabolism of stream biofilms.

TL;DR: The effects of a long-term exposure of biofilm communities to a mixture of pharmaceutical compounds at environmental concentrations on biofilm bioaccumulation capacity, the structure and metabolic processes of algae and bacteria communities, and how their potential effects were enhanced or not by the occurrence of flow intermittency are evaluated.
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Pollution-induced community tolerance to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in fluvial biofilm communities affected by WWTP effluents

TL;DR: Tolerance acquired by stream biofilms to two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory-drugs, ibuprofen and diclofenac was assessed and it was observed that the chronic pollution by the WWTP effluent affected the microbial metabolic profile, as well as the structure of the algal community.
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Cadmium, Copper, Sodium and Zinc Effects on Diatoms: from Heaven to Hell — a Review

TL;DR: The defence mechanisms enabling diatoms to overcome the metal stress are presented and an assay on the integration of the defence mechanisms is presented.
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A modified single solution method for the determination of phosphate in natural waters

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TL;DR: In this article, a single solution reagent was described for the determination of phosphorus in sea water, which consists of an acidified solution of ammonium molybdate containing ascorbic acid and a small amount of antimony.
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The relationship between the quantum yield of photosynthetic electron transport and quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence

TL;DR: In this article, the quantum yield of non-cyclic electron transport was found to be directly proportional to the product of the photochemical fluorescence quenching (qQ) and the efficiency of excitation capture by open Photosystem II (PS II) reaction centres (Fv/Fm).

CANOCO Reference Manual and CanoDraw for Windows User's Guide: Software for Canonical Community Ordination (version 4.5)

TL;DR: Canoco as discussed by the authors is a software package for multivariate data analysis, with an emphasis on dimesional reduction (ordination), regression analysis, and the combination of the two, constrained ordination.
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Partialling out the spatial component of ecological variation

TL;DR: In this paper, a method is proposed to partition the variation of species abundance data into independent components: pure spatial, pure environmental, spatial component of environmental influence, and undetermined.
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