Elaborating chironomid deformities as bioindicators of toxic sediment stress: the potential application of mixture toxicity concepts

AC Vermeulen - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 1995 - JSTOR
Morphological deformities in chironomid larvae represent sublethal effects of exposure to
heavy metals, organochloropesticides and other organic xenobiotics. Because chironomid …

Exposure to 17α-ethinylestradiol and bisphenol A—effects on larval moulting and mouthpart structure of Chironomus riparius

MM Watts, D Pascoe, K Carroll - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2003 - Elsevier
The effects of the endocrine-disrupting chemicals 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE) and bisphenol A
(BPA) on the development of the aquatic life-cycle stages (eggs to pupa) of Chironomus …

Biodiversity changes in a shallow lake ecosystem: a multi‐proxy palaeolimnological analysis

C Sayer, N Roberts, J Sadler, C David… - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is a key measure of environmental quality in lake ecosystems. Lake biodiversity
can be assessed using modern survey data, but typically these data only provide a 'snap …

Morphological abnormalities in Chironomus tentans exposed to cadmium—and copper-spiked sediments

EA Martinez, BC Moore, J Schaumloffel… - … and environmental safety, 2003 - Elsevier
The induction of mouthpart deformities and the developmental response with exposure to
sediments spiked with three concentrations (9, 39, and 61μgg− 1 Cd dry wt.) of cadmium …

The Potential Association Between Menta Deformities and Trace Elements in Chironomidae (Diptera) Taken from a Heavy Metal Contaminated River

EA Martinez, BC Moore, J Schaumloffel… - Archives of …, 2002 - Springer
Elevated morphological deformity rates in Chironomidae larvae have been attributed to such
pollutants as oil tars, pesticides, organochlorines, and heavy metals. The potential of …

Exposure of Chironomus riparius larvae (diptera) to lead, mercury and β-sitosterol: effects on mouthpart deformation and moulting

AC Vermeulen, G Liberloo, P Dumont, F Ollevier… - Chemosphere, 2000 - Elsevier
Mouthpart deformation in chironomid larvae is induced by exposure to chemical
contaminants and is becoming an established bio-indicator in sediment assessment …

The use of chironomid deformation in an in situ test for sediment toxicity

G Meregalli, AC Vermeulen, F Ollevier - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2000 - Elsevier
An in situ bioassay using mouthpart deformities in Chironomus riparius larvae was
developed to monitor sediment toxicity. Second-instar larvae, along with a standardized …

Experimental Induction of Morphological Deformities in Chironomus riparius Larvae by Chronic Exposure to Copper and Lead

L Janssens de Bisthoven, A Vermeulen… - Archives of …, 1998 - Springer
Five consecutive generations of Chironomus riparius Meigen larvae were chronically
exposed from egg to fourth instar to four sublethal concentrations of copper (0, 1, 10, 100 μg …

Spatial and taxonomic variation in incidence of mouthpart deformities in midge larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironomini)

LA Hudson, JJH Ciborowski - Canadian Journal of Fisheries …, 1996 - cdnsciencepub.com
Chironomids are potentially important indicators of the effects of sediment-bound
contaminants. However, the group is taxonomically diverse, and sensitivity to pollutants …

Morphological deformities in Chironomus riparius Meigen larvae after exposure to cadmium over several generations

L Janssens de Bisthoven, J Postma… - Water, Air, and Soil …, 2001 - Springer
In order to test the potential of chironomiddeformities for biomonitoring, induction of
morphologicaldeformities in Chironomus riparius larvae was assessed afterchronic …