Biomarkers: A strategic tool in the assessment of environmental quality of coastal waters

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 587, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-87

  Picado, Ana ^a   Bebianno, M J ^b   Costa, M H ^c   Ferreira, A ^d   Vale, C ^d  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers of defence; Biomarkers of exposure; Coastal waters; Environment quality; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ASTROBIOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; IMPURITIES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATERS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; TOXIC XENOBIOTICS; TOXICANT BIOAVAILABILITY;

BIOMARKERS;

BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MARINE POLLUTION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250732212     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-0695-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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