Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 38
Detection of pollutants in marine organisms and in the environment as markers of environmental quality
(Pennsilvania Academy of Science, 2005)
This chapter presents an overview of various techniques of detection of different types of pollutants such as organochlorine pesticides (e.g. DDT, HCHs, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, Hepox, heptaclor), polychlorinated biphenyls ...
Effect of an oil spill from MV Sea Transporter on intertidal meiofauna at Goa, India
(Pergamon, 2002)
Short and long term effects of a fuel oil spill from a grounded ship "MV Sea Transporter" on meiofauna of a sandy beach of North Goa at Sinquerim and adjacent Cadolim and Calangute beaches along the central West Coast of ...
Assimilation potential of water column biota: Mesocosm-based evaluations
(Tata Energy Research Institute, India, 2003)
This chapter presents a generalized picture of various aspects of assimilation by native biota and underscores the importance of safeguarding the environment from excessive discharge of nutrient-rich effluents, even though ...
Diagenesis and bioavailability of mercury in the contaminated sediments of Ulhas Estuary, India
(Elsevier, 2009)
Sequential extraction of Hg was performed in a core collected from intertidal area in Ulhas Estuary in order to characterize the downward distribution and diagenetic behavior of Hg in a polluted estuary. Concentration of ...
Bio-accumulation of some trace metals in the short-neck clam Paphia malabarica from Mandovi estuary, Goa
(Elsevier, 2006)
Monthly collections of the clam Paphia malabarica were made for period of 1 year from May 2002 to April 2003 from Verem, Mandovi estuary, Goa, India. Clams were categorised into two groups, 25-35 mm (small size) and 35-40 ...
Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology
(Elsevier, 2006)
Effects of copper on development and survival rate of Paphia malabarica Chemnitz larvae under low saline condition
(Springer, 2009)
Venerid clam, Paphia malabarica Chemnitz, is the commercially exploited species distributed exclusively in Vembanad Lake and Ashtamudi estuary, along the south west coast of India. In this study, the survival rate and ...
Mercury in sediments of Ulhas estuary
(Elsevier, 2003)
Hg levels in water, suspended particulate matter and sediment of the Ulhas estuary are under considerable environmental stress due to the indiscriminate release of effluents from a variety of industries including chlor-alkali ...
Evaluation of impact of PAH on a tropical fish, Oreochromis mossambicus using multiple biomarkers
(Elsevier, 2003)
Treatment of the widely occurring tropical cichlid, Oreochromis mossambicus with a pure polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), phenanthrene, induced a concentration-dependant formation of the enzyme, 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase ...
Marine toxins and their toxicological significance: An overview
(The Pennsylvania Academy of Science; Easton, PA; USA, 2002)
This article presents an overview of various types of marine toxins and their toxicological significance in the context of biotechnological research and development. The characteristics and toxic potentials of different ...