Diatoms reliably infer the ecological conditions of damp environments. The laboratory of CNRS-ENSIC-INPL of Nancy, France used diatoms as bio-indicators to determine, quantitatively, the health of the local Gremillon Creek (Lorraine). The progress of the government's rehabilitation efforts will be monitored using the Indice Biologique Diatomique. This project produced a comprehensive protocol for collecting, preserving, and preparing the frustule of the diatoms as well as generated a database of images from both light and scanning electron microscopy.

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Creator

• Trow, Benjamin T.
• Mohr, Jamie Lee

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06D345M

Advisor

• Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
• Camesano, Terri Anne

Year

• 2006

Center

• Nancy, France Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• L'Institut Nationale Polytechnic de Lorraine

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright