Does the presence of microplastics influence the acute toxicity of chromium(VI) to early juveniles of the common goby (Pomatoschistus microps)? A study with juveniles from two wild estuarine populations

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 163-174

  Luís, Luís G ^a,b   Ferreira, Pedro ^a,b   Fonte, Elsa ^a,b   Oliveira, Miguel ^a,b   Guilhermino, Lúcia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Combined effects; Cr(VI); Microplastics; Pomatoschistus microps; Predatory performance

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHROMIUM; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMARKER; CHROMIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ESTUARY; JUVENILE; PLASTIC; POLLUTION EFFECT; PREDATION; TELEOST; TOXICITY; WILD POPULATION;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ACCLIMATIZATION; ACUTE STRESS; ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FISH; JUVENILE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG INTERACTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTUARY; METABOLISM; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; RIVER; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

IBERIAN PENINSULA; LIMIA ESTUARY; MINHO ESTUARY; PORTUGAL; VIANA DO CASTELO [PORTUGAL];

POMATOSCHISTUS MICROPS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; CHROMIUM; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTUARIES; PERCIFORMES; PLASTICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84936934036     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: 18791514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.04.018     Document Type: Article

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