Antioxidant enzyme activities as biomarkers of Zn pollution in fluvial biofilms

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 172-178

  Bonet, Berta ^a   Corcoll, Natàlia ^a   Guasch, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascorbate peroxidase (APX); Catalase (CAT); Fluvial biofilm; Reactive oxygen species (ROS); Zinc (Zn)

Indexed keywords

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; CHLOROPHYLL A; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FRESH WATER; PHOSPHATE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOMARKER; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROCOSM; OXYGEN; ZINC;

ALGAL BIOMASS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GREEN ALGA; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ASCORBATE PEROXIDASES; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOMASS; CATALASE; CYANOBACTERIA; DIATOMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZINC;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84860517439     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.02.024     Document Type: Article

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