The need for reproducible and accurate biomarkers in Environmental Toxicology has led
researchers to implement methods to evaluate the physiological effects caused by …

Background, aim and scope For reliable environmental risk assessment of pollutants,
knowledge on the effects at different levels of biological organisation is needed. During the …

The main objective of the present study was to investigate if a battery of enzymatic
biomarkers was suitable for use as effect criteria in acute toxicity tests with Poecilia …

Using common carp as a model, we assessed the effects of polyethylene (PE) plastics on
the brain. We measured activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), monoamine oxidase (MAO) …

The blood clam (Tegillarca granosa) is being developed into a model bivalve mollusc for
assessing and monitoring marine pollution on the offshore seabed. However, the …

In this study the effects of an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), are assessed
on the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis), exposed for 18 days at a …

Relations between whole-body acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and changes in
feeding and locomotor behaviours were investigated in adult male Gammarus fossarum …

Sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), a kind of sulfonamide antibiotic, is widely used in both human and
veterinary medicine. Frequent detection of SMZ in natural aquatic environments has …

The acute effects of the organophosphate insecticide fenitrothion on Dicentrarchus labrax
juveniles were investigated through a bioassay using biomarkers and swimming behaviour …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of two different PAHs and a complex
petrochemical mixture on the common goby, Pomatoschistus microps, using selected …