Development of a biomarker-based index for assessing the ecotoxic potential of aquatic sites

Biomarkers

Volumn 8, Issue 4/3, 2003, Pages 287-298

  Chèvre, Nathalie ^a   Gagné, François ^a   Blaise, Christian ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquatic sites; Biomarkers; Ecotoxicity; Index

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTERASE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL; CANADA; CLAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ECOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PHAGOCYTOSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIVALVIA; CANADA; DNA DAMAGE; EGG PROTEINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTERASES; HEMOCYTES; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SEASONS; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

BIVALVIA; MYA; MYA ARENARIA;

EID: 17144473107     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354750031000120134     Document Type: Article

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