Biomarkers of exposure for assessing environmental metal pollution: From molecules to ecosystems;Biomarcadores de exposición para determinar la contaminación ambiental por metales pesados: De las moléculas a los ecosistemas

Revista Internacional de Contaminacion Ambiental

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-140

  Mussali Galante, Patricia ^a   Tovar Sánchez, Efraín ^b   Valverde, Mahara ^a   Rojas Del Castillo, Emilio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

"Omic"; Biomarkers; Ecological markers; Ecotoxicology; Genetic toxicology; Metals; Technologies

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BIOMARKER; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GENOTOXICITY; METAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; WILD POPULATION;

EID: 84873402671     PISSN: 01884999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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