A protocol for identifying suitable biomarkers to assess fish health: A systematic review

F Kroon, C Streten, S Harries - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Biomarkers have been used extensively to provide the connection between
external levels of contaminant exposure, internal levels of tissue contamination, and early …

The Comet Assay and its applications in the field of ecotoxicology: a mature tool that continues to expand its perspectives

J de Lapuente, J Lourenço, SA Mendo, M Borràs… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Since Singh and colleagues, in 1988, launched to the scientific community the alkaline
Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) protocol, or Comet Assay, its uses and applications …

Development of histopathological indices in a commercial marine bivalve (Ruditapes decussatus) to determine environmental quality

PM Costa, S Carreira, MH Costa, S Caeiro - Aquatic toxicology, 2013 - Elsevier
Bivalve histopathology is an acknowledged tool in environmental toxicology studies,
however geographically restricted, limited to a few species and still lacking the degree of …

Assessing and managing sediment contamination in transitional waters

PM Chapman, F Wang, SS Caeiro - Environment International, 2013 - Elsevier
Sediment contamination remains a global problem, particularly in transitional waters such as
estuaries and coastal lagoons, which are the recipients of chemicals from multiple near-and …

The comet assay in Environmental Risk Assessment of marine pollutants: applications, assets and handicaps of surveying genotoxicity in non-model organisms

M Martins, PM Costa - Mutagenesis, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Determining the genotoxic effects of pollutants has long been a priority in Environmental
Risk Assessment (ERA) for coastal ecosystems, especially of complex areas such as …

Risk assessment of pesticides in estuaries: a review addressing the persistence of an old problem in complex environments

N Cuevas, M Martins, PM Costa - Ecotoxicology, 2018 - Springer
Estuaries, coastal lagoons and other transition ecosystems tend to become the ultimate
reservoirs of pollutants transported by continental runoff, among which pesticides constitute …

Impact of remobilized contaminants in Mytilus edulis during dredging operations in a harbour area: Bioaccumulation and biomarker responses

M Martins, PM Costa, J Raimundo, C Vale… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Dredging operations in harbours are recurrent to maintain accessibility and navigational
depths. One of the main environmental risks of these operations is the remobilization of …

Matching metal pollution with bioavailability, bioaccumulation and biomarkers response in fish (Centropomus parallelus) resident in neotropical estuaries

IC Souza, ID Duarte, NQ Pimentel, LD Rocha… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Two neotropical estuaries affected by different anthropogenic factors were studied. We
report levels of metals and metalloids in water and sediment as well as their influence on …

Can the toxicity of polyethylene microplastics and engineered nanoclays on flatfish (Solea senegalensis) be influenced by the presence of each other?

LMBM Santana, ACM Rodrigues, D Campos… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanomaterials are applied in a myriad of commercial and industrial
applications. When leaked to natural environments, such small particles might threaten …

Marine proteomics: a critical assessment of an emerging technology

M Slattery, S Ankisetty, J Corrales… - Journal of natural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The application of proteomics to marine sciences has increased in recent years because the
proteome represents the interface between genotypic and phenotypic variability and, thus …