A two-species biomarker model for the assessment of sediment toxicity in the marine and estuarine environment using the comet assay

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 939-953

  Hartl, Mark G J ^a   Kilemade, Michael ^a   Coughlan, Benjamin M ^a   O'Halloran, John ^a   Van Pelt, Frank N A M ^a   Sheehan, David ^a   Mothersill, Carmel ^a,b   O'Brien, Nora M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Comet Assay; Contaminated sediments; Genotoxic; Multi species; Scophthalmus maximus; Tapes semidecussatus

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IMPURITIES; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

COMET ASSAY; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS; GENOTOXIC; MULTI SPECIES; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; TAPES SEMIDECUSSATUS;

BIOMARKERS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESTUARY; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; HEMOLYMPH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SPECIES; TURBOT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIVALVIA; COMET ASSAY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GILLS; HEMOLYMPH; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; SCOPHTHALMUS MAXIMUS; TAPES SEMIDECUSSATA;

EID: 33646875768     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600614629     Document Type: Article

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