Chironomus


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Related to Chironomus: Chironomidae, Hirudinea
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Noun1.Chironomus - type genus of the Chironomidae
genus Chironomus
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Chironomidae, family Chironomidae - midges
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Currently, the lower PNEC reported for BPA is 10 ng [L.sup.-1], considering the effects on the larvae of the insect Chironomus riparious (Selvaraj et al., 2014).
Ecotoxicological risk assessment due to the presence of bisphenol A and caffeine in surface waters in the Sinos River--Basin Rio Grande do Sul--Brazil/Risco ecotoxicologico devido a presenca de bisfenol A e cafeina nas aguas superficiais na Bacia do Rio Sinos--Rio Grande do Sul--Brasil
Chironomus Journal of Chironomidae Research 28, 30-35.
La coleccion de Entomologia Acuatica del Museo de Zoologia, Universidad de Costa Rica: lista actualizada de generos, importancia y retos futuros
Chironomus: Leben, Verbreitung und wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der Chironomiden.
Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) of Ecuadorian high-altitude streams: a survey and illustrated key
In addition, an insect called Chironomus calligraphus has attacked the monument, leaving patches of green-black grass in many parts of the structure, according to a BBC report.
TAJ UNDER THREAT
In some parts, the marble has developed a black cast; its rear, which faces the Yamuna, has been stained with the droppings of Chironomus calligraphus, an insect that blooms in the polluted river.
Unravelling the secret of Taj Mahal's colour
Testing sediment toxicity with Hyalella azteca (Amphipoda) and Chironomus riparius (Diptera).
Evaluation of potential confounding factors in sediment toxicity tests with Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858)
At the same time, an increase in Chironomus plumosustype to 5% relative abundance and a moderate increase in Psectrocladius sordidellus/psilopterus-type occurred.
A Paleoenvironmental Study Tracking Eutrophication, Mining Pollution, and Climate Change in Niven Lake, the First Sewage Lagoon of Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)
crassus Philipsson, and Pisidium sp., as well as the omnivorous larvae of Chironomus spp.
Changes in particulate organic matter passing through a large shallow lowland lake
En la experimentacion se emplearon siete organismos-prueba: Daphnia magna, Apohyale sp., Emerita analoga, Chironomus calligraphus, Odontesthes regia regia, Poecilia reticulata y Paracheirodon innesi, expuestas a pruebas estaticas de tipo agudo.
EVALUACION DEL RIESGO ECOLOGICO DE LA BARITA (BASO4) EMPLEANDO PRUEBAS ECOTOXICOLOGICAS CON DOCE ORGANISMOS/ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF BARITE (BASO4) USING ECOTOXICOLOGICAL TESTS WITH TWELVE ORGANISMS
In fact, macroinvertebrates in the river were dominated by Chironomus sp., and Melanoides tuberculata which are clearly indicated.
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Diversity as Bioindicator of Water Quality of Some Rivers in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Choi, "Identification, characterization and expression profiles of Chironomus riparius glutathione S-transferase (GST) genes in response to cadmium and silver nanoparticles exposure," Aquatic Toxicology, vol.
Biological Effect of Organically Coated Grias neuberthii and Persea americana Silver Nanoparticles on HeLa and MCF-7 Cancer Cell Lines

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