Historical legacies of river pollution reconstructed from fish scales

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Morán, Paloma, Cal, Laura, Cobelo-García, A., Almécija, Clara, Caballero, Pablo, García de Leaniz, Carlos
• Other Authors: Xunta de Galicia, European Commission
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Copper mine; Scales; Fish growth; Bioaccumulation; Copper Mine
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/307436; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.057

7 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables Many rivers have been impacted by heavy metal pollution in the past but the long-term legacies on biodiversity are difficult to estimate. The River Ulla (NW Spain) was impacted by tailings from a copper mine during the 1970–1980s but absence of baseline values and lack o...