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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN THE NEMUNAS RIVER BASIN, LITHUANIA
Citation:
Thurston, R. ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES IN THE NEMUNAS RIVER BASIN, LITHUANIA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-94/155.
Description:
Selected research results from a joint environmental studies project that began in 1988 between Lithuania and the United States of America are presented. hemical and hydrological studies address hazardous chemicals, including trace metals, n surface waters of Lithuania; methods for determining heavy metals (an interlaboratory comparison); identification of chemicals at pesticide storage sites in Lithuania; and monitoring pollutant loads in the Nemunas River. iological studies examine biodegraders associated with hydrobionts; toxicity of acetanilide herbicides; water quality in Kursiu Marios Lagoon; cytogenetic changes in freshwater bivalve molluscs; morphological changes in bivalve molluscs under heavy metal bioaccumulation; carcinogenesis research on fishes; toxicity of wastewaters and heavy metals to rainbow trout; and fish avoidance reactions to pollutants. adionuclide studies investigate strontium 90 concentrations in the Kursiu Marios Lagoon ecosystem and thyroid diseases in Lithuania. altic Sea studies examine the mechanism of hydrogen sulfide oxidation and biological consequences of deep water stagnation.