Control strategies and routine biomonitoring programs are commonly performed worldwide
using sentinel marine invertebrates, such as mussels of the genus Mytilus, for assessing the …

Ensuring the health of aquatic ecosystems and identifying species at risk from the
detrimental effects of environmental contaminants can be facilitated by integrating analytical …

Wide occurrence of aquatic metal pollution has caused much attention. Biomonitoring offers
an appealing tool for the assessment of metal pollution in aquatic ecosystem. The …

The literature on metallothioneins (MT) and metallothionein-like proteins (MTLP) in aquatic
invertebrates is large and increasing, and yet inconsistencies and confusion remain, not …

Pesticides can enter aquatic environments potentially affecting non-target organisms.
Unfortunately, the effects of such substances are still poorly understood. This study …

The presence of a xenobiotic in the environment can often represent a risk for living
organisms. Quaternium-15, a preservative, is one of the most used substances and is added …

Contemporary environmental challenges have emphasized the need to critically assess the
use of bivalve mollusks in chemical monitoring (identification and quantification of …

Trace elements contamination and accumulation in bottom sediment represents a risk to
environment and aquatic biota. Their anthropogenic or natural discharge, extension and …

This paper presents an overview of the significance of the use of molecular biomarkers as
diagnostic and prognostic tools for marine pollution monitoring. In order to assess the impact …

Background Lead is a metal with many recognized adverse health side effects, and yet the
molecular processes underlying lead toxicity are still poorly understood. Quantifying the …