Biomarkers of environmental contaminants in field population of green mussel (Perna viridis) from Karnataka-Kerala coast (South West coast of India)

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-352

  Krishnakumar, P K ^a   Sasikumar, Geetha ^a   Bhat, G S ^a   Asokan, D P K ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Ames test; Comet assay; Hemic neoplasia; Micronucleus; Mussel; Perna viridis; Sister chromatid exchange; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARCINOGEN; TRACE METAL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; COASTAL WATER; MOLLUSC; POLLUTANT; SAMPLING; SEAFOOD; TRACE METAL;

AMES TEST; CARCINOGENICITY; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COASTAL WATERS; COMET ASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMIC NEOPLASIA; INDIA; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; PERNA VIRIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; STRESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; COMET ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; INDIA; INDUSTRY; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MUTAGENS; PERNA; SEAWATER; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KARNATAKA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

MUSCULISTA SENHOUSIA; PERNA VIRIDIS;

EID: 33745442810     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-006-0071-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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