Biomarkers in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) for the assessment and monitoring of water quality of the St Lawrence River (Canada)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 51-71

  De Lafontaine, Yves ^a   Gagné, François ^a   Blaise, Christian ^a   Costan, Georges ^a   Gagnon, Pierre ^a   Chan, H M ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Freshwater ecosystems; Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CELL DNA; CHROMIUM; COPPER; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; NICKEL; RIVER WATER; SELENIUM; TRACE METAL; VITELLOGENIN; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MOLLUSC; WATER QUALITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ECOTOXICITY; FEMALE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RIVER; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA;

EID: 0033898402     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(99)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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