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 …

Coastal marine areas of densely populated countries are exposed to a wide array of human
activities having an impact on their ecological status. The Baltic Sea is particularly …

Abstract Chemical Munitions Search & Assessment (CHEMSEA) project has performed
studies on chemical weapon (CW) detection, sediment pollution and spreading as well as …

Four decades of research have provided a reasonable understanding of the outline of the
biogeochemical cycles of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and polycyclic aromatic …

Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were transplanted from a reference site (Syracuse
harbour) to an impacted site (Augusta Bay) from January to July 2013 to assess the …

Abstract Brest harbor (Bay of Brest, Brittany, France) has a severe past of anthropogenic
chemical contamination, but inputs tended to decrease, indicating a reassessment of its …

In the present study, a multi-biomarker approach was used to assess the biological effects of
metal pollution in the southern lagoon of Tunis, on clam Ruditapes decussatus both in …

DNA damage and oxidative stress in marine gastropod Morula granulata was measured
after in vivo exposure to four different concentrations (10, 25, 50, and 100 μg/L) of …

Biological effects of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents were investigated in Baltic
mussels (Mytilus trossulus) caged for one month 800 m and 1100 m from the WWTP …

The need to develop biological effects monitoring to facilitate a reliable assessment of
hazardous substances has been emphasized in the Baltic Sea Action Plan of the Helsinki …