A weight of evidence approach for quality assessment of sediments impacted by an oil spill: The role of a set of biomarkers as a line of evidence

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-37

  Morales Caselles, Carmen ^a,b   Riba, Inmaculada ^a,b   DelValls, T Ángel ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Clam; Contamination; Crab; PAHs; Sublethal; Toxicity; WOE

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CONTAMINATION; MARINE POLLUTION; MILITARY OPERATIONS; OIL SPILLS; TANKERS (SHIPS); TOXICITY;

CLAM; CRAB; PAHS; SUBLETHAL; WOE;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INVERTEBRATE; OIL SPILL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHEMICAL HAZARD RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INVERTEBRATES; PETROLEUM; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 57949114752     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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