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 …

A review of the empirical literature on the use of limpets Patella spp.(Mollusca: Gastropoda) as bioindicators of environmental quality

P Reguera, L Couceiro, N Fernández - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The need to carry out monitoring programs for environmental pollution of coastal
ecosystems makes it necessary to increase the number of indicator species in order to have …

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 …

Ecotoxicological effects assessment of brine discharge from desalination reverse osmosis plant in Algeria (South Western Mediterranean)

M Benaissa, O Rouane-Hacene, Z Boutiba… - Regional Studies in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of our study is to assess the effect of Bousfer desalination plant brine discharged on
the Algerian west coast in the winter period (February, 2016), during which the production is …

Post-incident monitoring to evaluate environmental damage from shipping incidents: Chemical and biological assessments

JR Radović, D Rial, BP Lyons, C Harman… - Journal of environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Oil and chemical spills in the marine environment are an issue of growing concern. Oil
exploration and exploitation is moving from the continental shelf to deeper waters, and to …

Expanding the ecotoxicological toolbox: the inclusion of polychaete reproductive endpoints

C Lewis, GJ Watson - Marine environmental research, 2012 - Elsevier
In the last 15 years the diversity of pollutants and routes of impact have increased. However,
the polychaete families, species and endpoints investigated have remained fairly constant …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring of pollution in sediments of the coasts in Egyptian Red Sea

RI Abdallah, NM Khalil, MI Roushdy - Egyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2016 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHs) were analyzed
in surface sediments collected from Suez till Hurgharda coasts to establish baseline levels …

Short-term toxic effects of naphthalene and pyrene on the common prawn (Palaemon serratus) assessed by a multi-parameter laboratorial approach: mechanisms of …

LG Luis, L Guilhermino - Biomarkers, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The short-term (96 h) toxic effects of two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
naphthalene (NAP) and pyrene (PYR), on the common prawn (Palaemon serratus) were …

Effects of pollution on marine organisms

AJ Mearns, DJ Reish, PS Oshida, T Ginn… - Water Environment …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This review covers selected 2010 articles on the biological, chemical and physical effects of
natural and anthropogenic pollutants on marine and estuarine plants and animals. The …

Spatial and temporal variation of three biomarkers in Mytilus edulis

S Strubbia, BP Lyons, RJ Lee - Marine pollution bulletin, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental conditions and xenobiotic exposure can be sources of stress to living
organisms. Biological markers are measurable indicator of changes which may happen at …