Mortality, bioaccumulation and physiological responses in juvenile freshwater mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea) chronically exposed to copper

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 137-147

  Jorge, Marianna B ^a   Loro, Vania L ^b   Bianchini, Adalto ^a   Wood, Chris M ^c   Gillis, Patricia L ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute challenge; Copper chronic toxicity; Freshwater mussel; Ionoregulation; Physiological effects; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); COPPER; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PEROXY RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SODIUM;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; COPPER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INHIBITION; MOLLUSC; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; SURVIVAL; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FRESHWATER SPECIES; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MORTALITY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS; WATER HARDNESS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BIVALVIA; BODY SIZE; COPPER; FRESH WATER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; LAMPSILIS SILIQUOIDEA;

EID: 84869881921     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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