Anguilla anguilla L. Genotoxic responses after in situ exposure to freshwater wetland (Pateira de Fermentelos, Portugal)

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 510-515

  Maria, V L ^a   Pacheco, M ^a   Santos, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla L.; Blood; Gill; Kidney DNA integrity decrease; Liver; Pateira de Fermentelos (Aveiro, Portugal)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BLOOD; DNA; ELECTROPLATING; FERTILIZERS; PESTICIDES; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTION;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA L.; GENOTOXIC EFFECTS; GILL; KIDNEY DNA INTEGRITY DECREASE; LIVER; PATEIRA DE FERMENTELOS (AVEIRO, PORTUGAL);

TOXICITY;

HEAVY METAL;

BLOOD; CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; DNA; EEL; FERTILIZER; FRESHWATER; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRY; PESTICIDE; SEWAGE; TOXICITY TEST; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EEL; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENOTOXICITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WETLAND;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; CERTIMA RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 33646005189     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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