FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Assessment of the Environmental Quality of French Continental Mediterranean Lagoons with Oyster Embryo Bioassay BT AF GALGANI, Francois SENIA, Jocelyn GUILLOU, Jean-Louis LAUGIER, Thierry MUNARON, Dominique ANDRAL, Bruno GUILLAUME, B. COULET, E. BOISSERY, P. BRUN, L. BERTRANDY, M. C. AS 1:1;2:2;3:2;4:2;5:2;6:1;7:3;8:4;9:5;10:6;11:7; FF 1:PDG-DOP-LER-LERPAC;2:PDG-DOP-LER-LERLR;3:PDG-DOP-LER-LERLR;4:PDG-DOP-LER-LERLR;5:PDG-DOP-LER-LERLR;6:PDG-DOP-LER-LERPAC;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:; C1 IFREMER, LER PAC, F-83507 La Seyne Sur Mer, France. IFREMER, F-34203 Sete, France. GIPREB, F-13130 Berre Letang, France. SNPN, F-13200 Arles, France. AERMC, F-69363 Lyon, France. SIBOJAI, F-13220 Chateauneuf Les Martigue, France. CQEL, DIREN, F-13002 Marseille, France. C2 IFREMER, FRANCE IFREMER, FRANCE GIPREB, FRANCE SNPN, FRANCE AERMC, FRANCE SIBOJAI, FRANCE CQEL, FRANCE SI CORSE SETE TOULON SE PDG-DOP-LER-LERPAC PDG-DOP-LER-LERLR IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018 copubli-france IF 1.743 TC 19 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6835.pdf LA English DT Article AB In order to better understand environmental disturbances in the French coastal Mediterranean lagoons, we used an ecotoxicological approach based on the measurement of the toxicity of the sediments using oyster embryo bioassay that provides a basis for assessing the effects on the fauna of contaminants adsorbed on the sedimentary particles. The study covers all of the main lagoons of the French Mediterranean coasts of Languedoc Roussillon, Camargue, and Provence (Berre and Bolmon lagoons), where 188 stations were sampled. The toxicity tests provide evidence of variable levels of toxicity in sediments. Contaminated lagoons such as La peyrade, Le canet, and Ingrill and locally affected lagoons such as Bages-Sigean, Vaccares, Bolmon, and Berre have sampling stations with 100% of larval abnormalities during 24-h development. In all of the lagoons, the toxicity was mainly located close to local harbors and rivers. Salses Leucate (Languedoc roussillon) lagoon was found very clean, with no important toxicity. The results are discussed in terms of environmental disturbances of the coastal lagoons and with regard to the long-term monitoring of the impact of contaminants on the coastal environment. PY 2009 PD OCT SO Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology SN 0090-4341 PU Springer VL 57 IS 3 UT 000269925200013 BP 540 EP 551 DI 10.1007/s00244-009-9302-2 ID 6835 ER EF