Bonet Sánchez, Berta (Date of defense: 2013-02-28)
The present thesis aims to evaluate the use of antioxidant enzyme activities (AEA) of biofilm communities as biomarkers of metal pollution (mainly Zn) in fluvial ecosystems. In order to test AEA as ...
Tuulaikhuu, Baigal-Amar (Date of defense: 2016-06-10)
The main aims of this thesis are: i) to evaluate arsenic toxicity in two major, interacting components of the freshwater ecosystem, biofilm and fish, to provide information on environmentally realistic ...
Corcoll i Cornet, Natàlia (Date of defense: 2012-02-20)
Metal pollution in rivers is in great concern with human activities in the fluvial watershed. This thesis aims to investigate the potential use of chl-a fluorescence parameters as biomarkers of metal ...