Ecotoxicological assessment of Vlora Bay (Albania) by a biomonitoring study using an integrated approach of sublethal toxicological effects and contaminant levels in bioindicator species

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC.ISSUE 58, 2010, Pages 116-120

  Corsi, I ^a   Tabaku, A ^b   Nuro, A ^c   Beqiraj, S ^c   Marku, E ^c   Perra, G ^a   Tafaj, L ^b   Baroni, D ^a   Bocari, D ^b   Guerranti, C ^a   Cullaj, A ^c   Mariottini, M ^a   Shundi, L ^b   Volpi, V ^a   Zucchi, S ^a   Pastore, A M ^a   Iacocca, A ^a   Trisciani, A ^a   Graziosi, M ^a   Piccinetti, M ^a   Benincasa, T ^a   Focardi, S ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

Author keywords

bioaccumulation; biomarkers; Biomonitoring; mussel; red mullet.; sea urchin; Vlora Bay

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; APOPTOSIS; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; BIVALVE; DATA SET; DETOXIFICATION; ECHINODERM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; HEAT SHOCK; HEAVY METAL; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE PARK; PAH; PCB; PESTICIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ALBANIA; VLORA;

ARBACIA; ARBACIA LIXULA; ECHINOIDEA; MULLIDAE; MULLUS BARBATUS; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

EID: 79251630757     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI-58-11     Document Type: Article

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