A phytochelatin-based bioassay in marine diatoms useful for the assessment of bioavailability of heavy metals released by polluted sediments

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 532-538

  Morelli, Elisabetta ^a   Marangi, Maria Luisa ^a   Fantozzi, Laura ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Heavy metals; Marine sediments; Metal binding peptides; Microalgae; Phytochelatins

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BINS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; COASTAL ZONES; HEAVY METALS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; PEPTIDES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

INTRACELLULAR METALS; LONG-TERM INCUBATION; MARINE SEDIMENTS; METAL BINDING PEPTIDE; METAL BIOAVAILABILITY; MICRO-ALGAE; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHYTOCHELATINS;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMARKER; CHELATION; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; HEAVY METAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MICROALGA; PEPTIDE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PISA [PISA (PRV)]; PISA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCANY;

ALGAE; NITZSCHIA ALBA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII;

EID: 61449251611     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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