Application of biomarkers for improving risk assessments of chemicals under the Water Framework Directive: A case study

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1111-1118

  Hagger, Josephine A ^a   Jones, Malcolm B ^a   Lowe, David ^b   Leonard, D R Paul ^a   Owen, Richard ^a,c   Galloway, Tamara S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Biomarker response index; Biomarkers; Environmental risk; Mytilus edulis; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; HEALTH CARE; POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASSESSMENT; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; BIOMARKER RESPONSE INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MYTILUS EDULIS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMARKER RESPONSE INDEX; CASE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; INVERTEBRATE; MONITORING; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MYTILUS EDULIS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PESTICIDES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WALES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 44649122243     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.040     Document Type: Article

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