Biomarkers in Marine Organisms

A Practical Approach

Ph. Garrigues, H. Barth, C.H. Walker, Jean-François Narbonne

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2001
• Print ISBN:
  9780444829139
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080528045
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Genetics & Genomics

Many previous studies and books have been dedicated to fundamental and developmental aspects of biomarkers. The purpose of this book is to provide, through various case studies, an overview of the practical use of biological markers in marine animals to evaluate the health effects of environmental contamination in marine ecosystems.More precisely, the book presents the results obtained during the development and application of biological markers as indicators of exposure/effect to toxic chemicals in marine environments, using diverse sentinel species such as fish, bivalves and crustaceans. An important aspect is also the publication of technical annexes that describe in detail the experimental procedures developed for both chemical and biochemical measurement.

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• List of participants of European Projects
• Abbreviations
• Chapter 1: INDUCTION OF MOLLUSCAN CYTOCHROME P450 MONOOXYGENASE SYSTEM AS A BIOMARKER OF ORGANIC POLLUTION IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
• Chapter 2: SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF METALLOTHIONEIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT BIOMONITORING.
• Chapter 3: GENOTOXICITY BIOMARKERS IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS AS INDICATORS OF CARCINOGENIC MARINE POLLUTANTS
• Chapter 4: DNA ADDUCT DETECTION IN MUSSELS EXPOSED TO BULKY AROMATIC COMPOUNDS IN LABORATORY AND FIELD CONDITIONS
• Chapter 5: DEVELOPMENTAL, CYTOGENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL EFFECTS OF SPIKED OR ENVIRONMENTALLY POLLUTED SEDIMENTS IN SEA URCHIN BIOASSAYS
• Chapter 6: Comparative study of sediment and mussel aromatic compound content in European coastal environments. Relationship with specific biomarkers
• Chapter 7: MONITORING OF BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS : FIELD APPLICATION
• Chapter 8: BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS IN MUSSEL, MYTILUS SP., AND POLLUTION MONITORING IN EUROPEAN COASTS : DATA ANALYSIS
• Chapter 9: INVESTIGATION OF GENOTOXICITY AND IMMUNOTOXICITY FOR MONITORING MARINE POLLUTION IN THE BALTIC SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN SEA
• Chapter 10: BIOCHEMICAL TOOLS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PESTICIDE EXPOSURE IN A DELTAIC ENVIRONMENT: THE USE OF CHOLINESTERASES AND CARBOXYLESTERASES
• Chapter 11: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING IN THE NORTH SEA BY COMBINING BIOMARKER STUDIES IN THE SEA STAR ASTERIAS RUBENS WITH SEDIMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT BASED ON SEA URCHIN BIOASSAYS
• Chapter 12: CHOLINESTERASE ACTIVITY AS A BIOINDICATOR FOR MONITORING MARINE POLLUTION IN THE BALTIC SEA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
• Chapter 13: EVALUATION OF VARIOUS BIOMARKERS IN THE WILD FISH SERRANUS CABRILLA COLLECTED IN THE NW MEDITERRANEAN SEA.
• Chapter 14: MICROBIOLOGICAL INDICATORS FOR MONITORING MARINE POLLUTION IN THE BALTIC SEA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA
• Chapter 15: ISOLATION OF CYTOCHROME P450 CDNAS (CYP1A1 AND CYP4T2) FROM THE SEA BASS (DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX) : TOOLS FOR BIOMONITORING SEA POLLUTION.
• Chapter 16: INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF HEAVY METALS ON CYP1A1 INDUCTION IN BLACK SEABREAM (SPONDYLIOSOMA CANTHARUS) HEPATOCYTE CULTURES
• Chapter 17: BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF CRABS (Carcinus spp) TO POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHs) AS THE BASIS FOR NEW BIOMARKER ASSAYS.
• Chapter 18: CLONING OF METALLOTHIONEIN cDNAS IN CARCINUS MAENAS
• Chapter 19: DEVELOPMENT OF CYTOCHROME P450 BIOMARKERS FROM POSIDONIA OCEANICA.
• Technical Annexes
• LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
• INDEX OF KEYWORDS