Mytilus galloprovincialis as bioindicator in embryotoxicity testing to evaluate sediment quality in the lagoon of Venice (Italy)

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 455-463

  Volpi Ghirardini, Annamaria ^a   Losso, Chiara ^a   Arizzi Novelli, Alessandra ^a   Baù, Alvise ^a   Edouard, His ^b   Ghetti Pier, Francesco ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Autochthonous population; Bioassay; Elutriates; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIVALVE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 30844434847     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540500438516     Document Type: Article

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