Looking for suitable biomarkers in benthic macroinvertebrates inhabiting coastal areas with low metal contamination: Comparison between the bivalve Cerastoderma edule and the Polychaete Diopatra neapolitana

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 109-118

  Freitas, Rosa ^a   Costa, Elisabeth ^a   Velez, Cátia ^a   Santos, José ^a   Lima, Ana ^a   Oliveira, Cristina ^a   Maria Rodrigues, Ana ^a   Quintino, Victor ^a   Figueira, Etelvina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benthic macrofauna; Bioindicator; Biomarkers; Cerastoderma Edule; Diopatra Neapolitana; Metal contamination; Metal partitioning; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; METAL; METALLOTHIONEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ARSENIC; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; CHELATION; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; METALLOTHIONEIN; PARTITIONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; POLYCHAETE;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS PARTITIONING; BIVALVE; CERASTODERMA EDULE; CHELATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOPATRA NEAPOLITANA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCHAETA; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIIDAE; CATALASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCHAETA; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; DIOPATRA NEAPOLITANA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 80655127691     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.08.019     Document Type: Article

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