Use of physiological responses in Mytilus trossulus as integrative bioindicators of sewage pollution

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 954-958

  Moles, Adam ^a   Hale, Natalie ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Mytilus trossulus; Outfalls; Parasite; Sewage; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER;

BYSALL THREAD PRODUCTION;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BIOINDICATOR; MOLLUSC; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEWAGE OUTFALL;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MUSSEL; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; SEASHORE; SEWAGE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREMATODE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILIDAE; MYTILUS TROSSULUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0041524232     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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