A simple Home-Made Turbidimeter (HMT) for turbidity measurements using Hyalella curvispina Shoemaker 1942 (Crustacea: Amphipoda) for the assessment of environmental quality of coastal waters

Bouvier, María Elena; Pérez, Alberto; Muniz, Pablo

ABRAHAMS, M. V.; KATTENFELD, M. G. The role of turbidity as a constraint on predator-prey interactions in aquatic environments. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., v. 40, n. 3, p. 169–174, 1997.
ALLEN, Y. T.; KIRBY, S. J.; REED, J.; THAIN, J. E. Development and application of chronic and sublethal sediment bioassays 2000. 3rd World Conference of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Brighton, UK. Disponível em: www.cefas.defra.gov.uk Acesso em: 09 sept. 2013.
BARTSCH, M. R.; COPE, W. G.; RADA, R. G. Effect of cadmium-spiked sediment on cadmium accumulation and bioturbation by nymphs of the burrowing mayfly Hexagenia bilineata Water, Air, Soil Pollut., v. 109, n. 1/4, p. 277-292, 1999.
BRIGGS, A. D.; GREENWOOD, N.; GRANT, A. Can turbidity caused by Corophium volutator (Pallas) activity be used to assess sediment toxicity rapidly? Mar. Environ. Res., v. 55, n. 3, p. 181-192, 2003.
CARTER, M. W.; SHOUP, D. E.; DETTMERS, J. M.; WAHL, D. H. Effects of turbidity and cover on prey selectivity of adult smallmouth bass. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc., v. 139, p. 353-361, 2010.
DAVIES-COLLEY, R. J.; SMITH, D. G. Turbidity, suspended sediment, and water clarity: a review. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc., v. 37, n. 5, p. 1085-1101, 2001.
GIPPEL, C. J. The use of turbidimeters in suspended sediment research. Hydrobiologia, v. 176/177, n. 1, p. 465-480, 1989.
GONZÁLEZ, E. R. The freshwater amphipods Hyalella Smith, 1874 in Chile (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat., v. 76, p. 623-637, 2003.
GRAÇA, M. A.; RODRÍGUES-CAPÍTULO, A.; OCÓN, C.; GÓMEZ, N. In situ tests for water quality assessment: a case study in Pampean rivers. Water Resour., v. 36, n. 16, p. 4033-4040, 2002.
JERGENTZ, S.; PESSACQ, P.; MUGNI, H.; BONETTO, C.; SCHULZ, R. Linking in situ bioassays and population dynamics of macroinvertebrates to assess agricultural contamination in streams of the Argentine pampa. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., v. 59, n. 2, p. 133-141, 2004.
LEWIS, J. Turbidity controlled suspended sediment sampling for runoff-event load estimation. Water Resour. Res., v. 32, n. 7, p. 2299-2310, 1996.
SADAR, M. J. Understanding turbidity science [S.l.]: Hach, 1996. 26 p. (Hach Company Technical Information Series – Booklet; n. 11).
ORWIN, J. F.; SMART, C. C. An inexpensive turbidimeter for monitoring suspended sediment. Geomorphology, v. 68, n. 1/2, p. 3-15, 2005. [53rd. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Associatino of Geographers]
UNITED STATES. Environmental Protection Agency. Determination of turbidity by nephelometry Cincinnaty: Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, 1993. [Method 180.1]
UNITED STATES. Environmental Protection Agency. Guidance manual for compliance with the interim enhanced surface water treatment rule: turbidity provisions. Washington: Office of Water, 1999. [EPA 815-R-99-010]. Disponível em: http://yosemite.epa.gov/water/owrccatalog.nsf/1ffc8769fdecb48085256ad3006f39fa/484543f6ef92155a85256b0600723b47!OpenDocument Acesso em: 09 sept. 2013.
UNITED STATES. Environmental Protection Agency. Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates 2.ed. Duluth, Washington: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000. 192 p. (EPA/600/R-99/064). Disponível em: http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/sediments/cs/upload/freshmanual.pdf Acesso em: 09 sept. 2013.

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[1] ABRAHAMS, M. V.; KATTENFELD, M. G. The role of turbidity as a constraint on predator-prey interactions in aquatic environments. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol., v. 40, n. 3, p. 169–174, 1997.

[2] ALLEN, Y. T.; KIRBY, S. J.; REED, J.; THAIN, J. E. Development and application of chronic and sublethal sediment bioassays 2000. 3rd World Conference of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Brighton, UK. Disponível em: www.cefas.defra.gov.uk Acesso em: 09 sept. 2013.

[3] BARTSCH, M. R.; COPE, W. G.; RADA, R. G. Effect of cadmium-spiked sediment on cadmium accumulation and bioturbation by nymphs of the burrowing mayfly Hexagenia bilineata Water, Air, Soil Pollut., v. 109, n. 1/4, p. 277-292, 1999.

[4] BRIGGS, A. D.; GREENWOOD, N.; GRANT, A. Can turbidity caused by Corophium volutator (Pallas) activity be used to assess sediment toxicity rapidly? Mar. Environ. Res., v. 55, n. 3, p. 181-192, 2003.

[5] CARTER, M. W.; SHOUP, D. E.; DETTMERS, J. M.; WAHL, D. H. Effects of turbidity and cover on prey selectivity of adult smallmouth bass. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc., v. 139, p. 353-361, 2010.

[6] DAVIES-COLLEY, R. J.; SMITH, D. G. Turbidity, suspended sediment, and water clarity: a review. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc., v. 37, n. 5, p. 1085-1101, 2001.

[7] GIPPEL, C. J. The use of turbidimeters in suspended sediment research. Hydrobiologia, v. 176/177, n. 1, p. 465-480, 1989.

[8] GONZÁLEZ, E. R. The freshwater amphipods Hyalella Smith, 1874 in Chile (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat., v. 76, p. 623-637, 2003.

[9] GRAÇA, M. A.; RODRÍGUES-CAPÍTULO, A.; OCÓN, C.; GÓMEZ, N. In situ tests for water quality assessment: a case study in Pampean rivers. Water Resour., v. 36, n. 16, p. 4033-4040, 2002.

[10] JERGENTZ, S.; PESSACQ, P.; MUGNI, H.; BONETTO, C.; SCHULZ, R. Linking in situ bioassays and population dynamics of macroinvertebrates to assess agricultural contamination in streams of the Argentine pampa. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., v. 59, n. 2, p. 133-141, 2004.

[11] LEWIS, J. Turbidity controlled suspended sediment sampling for runoff-event load estimation. Water Resour. Res., v. 32, n. 7, p. 2299-2310, 1996.

[13] SADAR, M. J. Understanding turbidity science [S.l.]: Hach, 1996. 26 p. (Hach Company Technical Information Series – Booklet; n. 11).

[14] ORWIN, J. F.; SMART, C. C. An inexpensive turbidimeter for monitoring suspended sediment. Geomorphology, v. 68, n. 1/2, p. 3-15, 2005. [53rd. Annual Meeting of the Canadian Associatino of Geographers]

[15] UNITED STATES. Environmental Protection Agency. Determination of turbidity by nephelometry Cincinnaty: Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, 1993. [Method 180.1]

[16] UNITED STATES. Environmental Protection Agency. Guidance manual for compliance with the interim enhanced surface water treatment rule: turbidity provisions. Washington: Office of Water, 1999. [EPA 815-R-99-010]. Disponível em: http://yosemite.epa.gov/water/owrccatalog.nsf/1ffc8769fdecb48085256ad3006f39fa/484543f6ef92155a85256b0600723b47!OpenDocument Acesso em: 09 sept. 2013.

[17] UNITED STATES. Environmental Protection Agency. Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates 2.ed. Duluth, Washington: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000. 192 p. (EPA/600/R-99/064). Disponível em: http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/sediments/cs/upload/freshmanual.pdf Acesso em: 09 sept. 2013.

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