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Chironomus piger

Known as: Chironomus (Chironomus) piger, Chironomus thummi piger 
National Institutes of Health

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2016
2016
Effects of Activated Carbon on PCB Bioaccumulation and Biological Responses of Chironomus riparius in Full Life Cycle Test.
The nonbiting midge Chironomus riparius was used to study the remediation potential and secondary effects of activated carbon (AC… 
2015
2015
Potential use of acetylcholinesterase, glutathione-S-transferase and metallothionein for assessment of contaminated sediment in tropical chironomid, Chironomus javanus.
Heavy metals and organophosphorus insecticide is known to act as disruptors for the enzyme system, leading to physiologic… 
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2008
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2008
Effects of environmental contaminants on hemoglobin of larvae of aquatic midge, Chironomus riparius (Diptera: Chironomidae): a potential biomarker for ecotoxicity monitoring.
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2008
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2008
Measurement of dynamic mobilization of trace metals in sediments using DGT and comparison with bioaccumulation in Chironomus riparius: first results of an experimental study.
2004
2004
Urotricha psenneri n. sp. and Amphileptus piger (Vuxanovici, 1962) n. comb., Two Planktonic Ciliates (Protozoa, Ciliophora) from an Oligotrophic Lake in Austria
Abstract Two euplanktonic ciliates, Urotricha psenneri n. sp. (Prostomatida) and Amphileptus piger (Vuxanovici, 1962) n. comb… 
1996
1996
Characterization of Lake Ladoga sediments. I. Toxicity to Chironomus riparius and Daphnia magna.
1978
1978
Emergence of the midge chironomus tentans when exposed to heavy metal contaminated sediment
This experiment tested the effects of heavy metal contaminated sediment on emergence of chironomids. The number of adults… 
1978
1978
Toxicity studies of insecticides with laboratory colonies of midge larvae, Chironomus riparius (=Chironomus thumni), and mosquito larvae, Aedes aegypti, and the in vitro characterization of aldrin…
1967
1967
Colonization of Chironomus plumosus (Diptera: Chironomidae).
1962
1962
Die Anaerobiose-Toleranz der Larven zweier Subspezies von Chironomus thummi
ZusammenfassungDie Anaerobiose-Toleranz der Larven zweier nahverwandter Subspezies der Gattung Chironomus wurde in einer mit… 
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