Relative sensitivity of two marine bivalves for detection of genotoxic and cytotoxic effects: A field assessment in the Tamar Estuary, South West England

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 3397-3412

  Dallas, Lorna J ^a   Cheung, Victoria V ^a   Fisher, Andrew S ^a   Jha, Awadhesh N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Bivalve molluscs; Comet assay; Metals; Neutral red retention; Tamar estuary

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC CONTAMINANTS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; BIVALVE MOLLUSCS; COMET ASSAYS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; NEUTRAL RED; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION;

ASSAYS; BIOMARKERS; CYTOTOXICITY; ESTUARIES; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; METALS; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

MOLLUSCS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; SELENIUM; ZINC; MUTAGENIC AGENT; NEUTRAL RED; SEA WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; BIVALVE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIVALVE; CERASTODERMA EDULE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; GENOTOXICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYTILUS EDULIS; NEUTRAL RED RETENTION ASSAY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COCKLE; COMET ASSAY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANT;

DEVON; ENGLAND; TAMAR ESTUARY [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIVALVIA; CERASTODERMA EDULE; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS EDULIS;

ANIMALS; CARDIIDAE; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARIES; METALS, HEAVY; MUTAGENS; MYTILUS EDULIS; NEUTRAL RED; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876332050     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2800-0     Document Type: Article

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