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Titre :	The development of a biotic pollution index for the river nile in Egypt
Auteurs :	M. Reda Fishar, Auteur ; W. Peter Williams, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Hydrobiologia (598 FEB 2008)
Article en page(s) :	17-34
Résumé :	This article describes the development of a Nile Biotic Pollution Index (NBPI) for the River Nile in Egypt. Chemical data were collected from 30 locations along the Nile from Aswan to Cairo and 21 sites within the river delta, incorporating a range of conditions from unpolluted to grossly polluted. Seven chemical variables were used to calculate a Nile Chemical Pollution Index (NCPI) for each site. Biological data were collected primarily using Artificial Substrate Samplers (ASS). The UK developed, Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) biotic index and the BMWP-ASPT were applied to the data. A Nile Biotic Pollution Index (NBPI) and the NBPI-ASPT were obtained by incorporating more of the Nile taxa. There were highly significant regressions (P

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