Contamination of a dredged-material disposal site (La Rochelle Bay, France). The use of the acetylcholinesterase activity of Mytilus edulis (L.) as a biomarker of pesticides: The need for a critical approach

Biomarkers

Volumn 3, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 305-315

  Radenac, G ^a   Bocquene G ^b   Fichet, D ^a   Miramand, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase activity; Dredged sediments; Growth; Mytilus edulis; Reproduction cycle; Total protein content

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DREDGING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 7344233690     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135475098231110     Document Type: Article

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