Genotoxicity biomarkers and acetylcholinesterase activity in natural populations of Mytilus galloprovincialis along a pollution gradient in the Gulf of Oristano (Sardinia, western Mediterranean)

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-72

  Magni, P ^a   De Falco, G ^a   Falugi, C ^b   Franzoni, M ^b   Monteverde, M ^b   Perrone, E ^c   Sgro, M ^b   Bolognesi, C ^c  

^a IMC International Marine Centre   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Alkaline elution; Biomonitoring; DNA damage; Heavy metals; Micronucleus test

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALKALINE ELUTION; BIOMONITORING; MICRONUCLEUS TEST;

CATCHMENTS; DNA SEQUENCES; HEAVY METALS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

BIOMARKERS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; DNA; HEAVY METAL; PALLADIUM; ZINC;

BIOMARKER; COASTAL ZONE; DNA; HEAVY METAL; INVERTEBRATE; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CATCHMENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENOTOXICITY; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MINING; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MINING; MYTILUS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF ORISTANO; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ORISTANO; S'ENA ARRUBIA LAGOON; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ENA; MYTILUS EDULIS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 33646549003     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.09.018     Document Type: Article

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