Fish as bioindicators of brackish ecosystem health: Integrating biomarker responses and target pollutant concentrations

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-138

  Corsi, Ilaria ^a   Mariottini, Michela ^a   Sensini, Cristiana ^a   Lancini, Lucia ^a   Focardi, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Fish; Lagoon; Nonylphenols; Organochlorines; Ovarian histology

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FISH; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ITALY; ORBETELLO LAGOON; TUSCANY;

CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CHANNA; ZOSTERISESSOR OPHIOCEPHALUS;

EID: 0038710938     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-1784(02)01237-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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