Biomonitoring marine environmental quality at the level of gene-expression-testing the feasibility of a new approach

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 269-274

  Sultan, A ^a   Abelson, A ^a   Bresler, V ^a   Fishelson, L ^a   Mokady, O ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coastal environment; DD PCR; Donax trunculus; Gene expression; Mediterranean; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENES; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; RNA; SEAWATER;

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; BIOMONITORING MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; BIOMONITORING SYSTEM; BIVALVES; DONAX TRUNCULUS; FRAGMENT SPECIFIC PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION TESTING; MARINE WARNING;

COASTAL ZONES;

DNA FRAGMENT; PRIMER DNA; SEA WATER;

BIOMONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; ISRAEL; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SEA POLLUTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; DONAX TRUNCULUS; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 0033829431     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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