Assessment of pollution in the Bizerte lagoon (Tunisia) by the combined use of chemical and biochemical markers in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 379-390

  Barhoumi, Badreddine ^a,b   Menach, Karyn Le ^b   Clérandeau, Christelle ^b   Ameur, Walid Ben ^a   Budzinski, Hélène ^b   Driss, Mohamed Ridha ^a   Cachot, JérÔme ^b  

^a Struggle and Prevention   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Biomarkers; Coastal lagoon; Mediterranean mussel; Persistent organic pollutants; Pollution monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; LAKES; MOLLUSCS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

COASTAL LAGOONS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GLUTATHIONE-S-TRANSFERASE; MEDITERRANEAN MUSSEL; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; COASTAL LAGOON; DDT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MOLLUSC; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GILL; LAGOON; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALINITY; TUNISIA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

BIZERTE; BIZERTE LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TUNISIA;

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKERS; COASTAL LAGOON; MEDITERRANEAN MUSSEL; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATALASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GILLS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; MYTILUS; TUNISIA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84902770929     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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