Use of ecotoxicological bioindicators in effluent monitoring — legal implications in Brazil
Daniela Pereira da Silva Alves,
Flaviane Borges Teixeira,
Monatha Nayara Guimarães Teófilo
et al.
Abstract:Environmental changes directly influence quality of life, and environmental protection laws arise to ensure the maintenance of ecological balance. Aquatic environments have been contaminated by substances of anthropic origin, which are called effluents. Improper disposal of effluents has adverse effects on the environment and human health. In Brazilian legislation, the resolutions of the National Council for the Environment (CONAMA) RE 357/2005 and RE 430/2011 address the use of indicator species to evaluate t… Show more
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