Verbois flushing : Impact on trace metals and benthic invertebrate communities in downstream sections
Source of the illustration : [Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2014,16, 2692-2702] - Reproduced by permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Researchers from the F.- A. Forel Institute published a paper on the effects of the Verbois flushing on the downstream sections of the Rhône. The study showed that the flushing increased not only the concentrations of suspended particulate matter but influenced also the partitioning of trace metals between dissolved, suspended and sediment fractions and their speciation, as well as the functional diversity of benthic invertebrate communities.
Hug Peter, D., Castella, E., & Slaveykova, V. Effects of a reservoir flushing on trace metal partitioning, speciation and benthic invertebrates in the floodplain. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2014,16, 2692-2702 doi:10.1039/C4EM00387J
11 Dec 2014