| Type |
Article |
| Date |
2005-12 |
| Language |
English |
| Author(s) |
Annamaria V1, Chiara L1, Alessandra A1, Alvise B1, His Edouard2, Francesco G1 |
| Affiliation(s) |
1 : Univ Venice, Dept Environm Sci, I-30123 Venice, Italy.
2 : IFREMER, DEL, PC2, F-33120 Arcachon, France. |
| Source |
Chemistry and Ecology (0275-7540) (Taylor & Francis), 2005-12 , Vol. 21 , N. 6 , P. 455-463 |
| DOI |
10.1080/02757540500438516 |
| WOS© Times Cited |
23 |
| Keyword(s) |
Elutriates, Autochthonous population, Reproducibility, Bioassay |
| Abstract |
The possibility of using Mytilus galloprovincialis from natural populations of the lagoon of Venice in toxicity bioassays based on embryo development, according to international standard methods, was investigated. In order to valuate this method for the lagoon, iterative steps including evaluation of reproducibility, sensitivity and discriminatory capacity towards some pure substances and environmental samples were performed. Evaluation of sensitivity towards a reference toxicant (copper) evidenced good replicability and repeatability. Results showed that natural population is better than hatchery population for performing bioassays. Evaluation of applicability to elutriates revealed that the method is able to discriminate among sediments of the lagoon of Venice at different typologies and levels of contamination, showing an important effect for almost all study sites. |
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89 KB |
Open access |
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