Many large rivers in China have an inflow of contaminated water. Water pollution caused by
urban sewage and agriculture, and occasionally pollution events from industries have …

The present work reports the results of an intensive study on water quality and bentic
macroinvertebrate fauna of Behzat Stream in Turkey. The research was carried out at five …

The water quality of an urban stream in southeast Brazil was evaluated using species of
Tubificidae (Annelida: Oligochaeta) as biological indicators. From May 2005 to April 2006, a …

Benthic macroinvertebrates and physicochemical data were assessed for 17 sites in the
Büyük Menderes River in southwestern Turkey for a one-year period between 1998 and …

This study examines the applicability of five European biotic indices and the Gammarus:
Asellus ratio (G: A), compared with the measurement of physicochemical parameters, in …

In the study, the relationship between some aquatic insect species (Ephemeroptera,
Plecoptera, Trichoptera and Odonata) and some heavy metals (cadmium, lead, copper, zinc …

This study was conducted at 42 sites on the Yeşilırmak River in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Water
samples were taken from these sites and NO3, NO2, NH4 and PO4 variables were …

River systems constitute areas of high human population densities owing to their favourable
conditions for agriculture, water supply and transportation network. Despite human …

This study examines the biological richness combined with measurement of
physicochemical parameters and some biotic indices, in order to determine the water quality …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benthic macroinvertebrate distribution in the
Keşap Stream (in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey) for the summer period using …