A non-destructive assessment of the exposure of crabs to PAH using ELISA analyses of their urine and haemolymph

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3-5, 2002, Pages 823-828

  Fillmann, G ^a,b,c   Watson, G M ^c   Francioni, E ^d   Readman, J W ^b   Depledge, M H ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Crabs; ELISA; Haemolymph; Immunoassay; PAH metabolites; PAHs; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FLUORESCENCE; IMPURITIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

SPECTROFLUORIMETRY;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

CRAB; IMMUNOASSAY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRAB; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOLYMPH; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMOLYMPH; PHENANTHRENES; PYRENES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; URINALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GRAPSIDAE;

EID: 0036753322     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00109-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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