Impact of remobilized contaminants in Mytilus edulis during dredging operations in a harbour area: Bioaccumulation and biomarker responses

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-103

  Martins, Marta ^a,b   Costa, Pedro M ^a   Raimundo, Joana ^b   Vale, Carlos ^b   Ferreira, Ana M ^b   Costa, Maria H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Português Do Mar e Atmosfera   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Dredging; Mussel; Sediment contamination; Sediment Quality Guidelines

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; LEAD; NICKEL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMARKER; BIOMONITORING; DREDGING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GENOTOXICITY; HARBOR; MOLLUSC; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; REMOBILIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DREDGING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARY; GENOTOXICITY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MYTILUS EDULIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 84866994586     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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