Effects of suspended micro- and nanoscale particles on zooplankton functional diversity of drainage system reservoirs at an open-pit mine

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 16113 - 13
• Main Authors: Goździejewska, Anna Maria, Gwoździk, Monika, Kulesza, Sławomir, Bramowicz, Mirosław, Koszałka, Jacek
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.11.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 142/136; 704/158/2459; 704/286; 96/63; Aluminum; Animals; Aquatic ecosystems; Atomic force microscopy; Biodiversity; Chlorine; Clay - chemistry; Drainage systems; Ecological function; Humanities and Social Sciences; Light microscopy; Magnesium; Microparticles; Microscopy; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Mine drainage; Mining; multidisciplinary; Nanoparticles; Particle size; Phosphorus; Scanning electron microscopy; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; Sulfur; Waste Water - chemistry; X-ray spectroscopy; Zooplankton; Zooplankton - classification; Zooplankton - growth & development

Water from mining drainage is turbid because of suspensions. We tested the hypothesis that the chemical composition as well as shape and size of particles in suspensions of natural origin affect the density and functional diversity of zooplankton. The suspensions were analyzed with atomic force micr...