The role of bivalve molluscs as tools in estuarine sediment toxicity testing: A review

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 465, Issue , 2001, Pages 209-217

  Byrne, Pamela A ^a   O'Halloran, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cultured clams; Estuaries; Scrobicularia plana; Tapes semidecussatus; Whole sediment toxicity testing

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ESTUARIES; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

LYSOSOMAL MEMBRANE INTEGRITY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MOLLUSC; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; SCROBICULARIA PLANA;

EID: 0035731893     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014584607501     Document Type: Article

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