The blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) is widely used as a bioindicator for monitoring of coastal
water pollution (mussel watch programs). Herein we provide a review of this study field with …

Metallothionein (MT) concentrations in the whole soft tissue or in a particular tissue of
bivalves have widely been used in ecotoxicological studies and biomonitoring programmes …

Five integrative biomarker indices are compared: Bioeffects Assessment Index (BAI), Health
Status Index (HSI), integrated biological response (IBR), ecosystem health condition chart …

The micronucleus (MN) assay is one of the most widely used genotoxicity biomarkers in
aquatic organisms, providing an efficient measure of chromosomal DNA damage occurring …

Prothioconazole (PTC), a popular agricultural fungicide, and its main metabolite
prothioconazole-desthio (PTCd) are receiving great attention due to their toxicological …

It is known that, for marine coastal ecosystems, pollution and global warming are among the
most threatening factors. Among emerging pollutants, nanoparticles (NPs) deserve …

Native and caged mussels were used in combination for the monitoring of pollution
biological effects through an integrative biomarker approach. Mussels (Mytilus …

Marine-coastal ecosystems are rapidly transforming because of climate change (CC). At the
same time, the impacts of emerging organic contaminants (ie, organic UV-filters) on these …

Metals accumulated in marine sediments are often a threat to benthic communities. With the
recognized importance and wide use of stress biochemical responses as indicators of metal …

The chapter will summarize and critically review metabolic responses to environmental
stress and stress effects on energy budgets in mollusks. Metabolic adaptations to …