EXPLANATION OF NOVELTY, DISCOVERY: Responses of Unio tumidus to mixed chemical preparations and the hazard of synecological summation of anthropogenic effects. ARTICLE published, new facts, new concepts and ideas, environmental science, water quality improving.
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Freshwater mussel, Unio tumidus (the swollen river mussel);
Reference; how to cite this article:
Ostroumov S.A. Responses of Unio tumidus to mixed chemical preparations and the hazard of synecological summation of anthropogenic effects. - Doklady Biological Science (Dokl. Biol. Sci.), 2001, 380: 492-495.
Responses of Unio tumidus to mixed chemical preparations and the hazard of synecological summation of anthropogenic effects. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10614386; [discovery of toxic effects of detergents on freshwater mussels];. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10614386_Responses_of_Unio_tumidus_to_mixed_chemical_preparations_and_the_hazard_of_synecological_summation_of_anthropogenic_effects_httpswwwresearchgatenetpublication10614386_discovery_of_toxic_effects_of_det [accessed Jun 30, 2017].
- EXPLANATION OF SOME OF NEW FACTS DISCOVERED IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Unio tumidus, freshwater mussel (the swollen river mussel) , is a common species of molluscs (mollusks) in freshwaters (e.g., streams, rivers). These molluscs filter water. By doing so, they contribute to improving water quality (water self-purification). In this publication, the author reports his new experiments, which discovered toxicity of detergents to freshwater mussel. As a result, the filtration activity of the mollusc slows down, with bad and catastrophic consequenses to water quality.
- EXPLANATION/COMMENT ABOUT NEW IDEAS, NEW FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN THIS ARTICLE: in this paper, the author formulated a new idea that is presented in a concise form as a new term coined by the author, namely, 'synecological summation of anthropogenic effects'. One of the anthropogenic effects under consideration in this article is the toxic effect of detergents on the freshwater mussel, namely, a decrease in water filtration by the mollusc. Another anthropogenic effect considered is the effect of phosphorus load on algae. You need to read the publication to learn more on this new concept of 'synecological summation of anthropogenic effects'.