Methodological basis for the optimization of a marine sea-urchin embryo test (SET) for the ecological assessment of coastal water quality

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-499

  Saco Álvarez, Liliana ^a   Durán, Iria ^a   Ignacio Lorenzo, J ^a   Beiras, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Embryo; Larva; Larval growth; Method; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BIOASSAY; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL WATER; ECHINODERM; EMBRYO; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINODERM; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PH; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SALINITY; SEA URCHIN EMBRYO TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OVUM; PARACENTROTUS; SALINITY; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 77951652860     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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