Mutagenicity test using Vibrio harveyi in the assesment of water quality from mussel farms

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2742-2756

  Ruiz, Yolanda ^a   Suárez, Pilar ^a   Alonso, Ana ^a   Longo, Elisa ^a   San Juan, Fuencisla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gonadal neoplasia; Marine pollution; Mutagenicity test; Mytilus galloprovincialis; Vibrio harveyi

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

EROD INDUCTION; GONADAL NEOPLASIA; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; MUTAGENICITY; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; VIBRIO HARVEYI; WORK ANALYSIS;

MOLLUSCS;

ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEA WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; FOOD SAFETY; HISTOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; MUSSEL CULTURE; MUTAGENICITY; PAH; PATHOLOGY; PCB; SEAWATER; TOXICITY TEST; TUMOR; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; GONAD; MUSSEL; MUTAGENICITY; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIBRIO HARVEYI; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 84876130460     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.031     Document Type: Article

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