Polychaetes as Bioindicators of Water Quality in the Saguenay Fjord (Quebec, Canada): A Preliminary Investigation †
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Results and Discussion
Funding
References
- Gagné F, Blaise C, Pellerin J, Fournier M. Etudes de biomarqueurs chez la mye com- mune (Mya arenaria) du fjord du Saguenay: bilan de recherches (1997 à 2006)/Biomarker studies of the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria) in the Saguenay Fjord: research results (1997-2006). Rev Sci Eau 2008, 22, 253–259. [Google Scholar]
- Mouneyrac C, Perrein-Ettajani H, Amiard- Triquet C. Influence of anthropogenic stress on fitness and behaviour of a key- species of estuarine ecosystems, the rag- worm Nereis diversicolor. Environ Pollut 2010, 158, 121–128. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Amiard-Triquet C, Mouneyrac C, Berthet B. Polychaetes in ecotoxicology. In: Férard JF and Blaise C, eds. Encyclopedia of aquatic ecotoxicology. Vol. I-II. Dordrecht: Springer Publishers; 2013.
- Gagné F, Blaise C, Pellerin J, Pelletier E, Douville M, Gauthier-Clerc S, Viglino L. Sex alteration in soft-shell clams (Myaarenaria) observed in an intertidal zone of the Saint-Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada). Comparat Biochem Physiol C 2003, 134, 189–198.
- Bryan GW, Langston WJ, Hummerstone LG. The use of biological indicators of heavy metal contamination in estuaries. Marine Biological Association UK, Occ. Publ. n°1; 1980. pp 73.
- Muhaya, BBM, Leermakers, M, Baeyens, W. Total mercury and methylmercury in sediments and in the polychaete Nereis diversicolor at Groot Buitenschoor (Scheldt estuary, Belgium). Water Air Soil Pollut 1997, 94, 109–123. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
- Berthet B, Mouneyrac C, Amiard JC, Amiard-Triquet C, Berthelot Y, Le Hen A, et al. Accumulation and soluble binding of cadmium, copper, and zinc in the poly- chaete Hediste diversicolor from coastal sites with different trace metal bioavail- abilities. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2003, 45, 468–478. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- Pelletier E, Desbiens I, Sargian P, Côté N, Curtosi A, St-Louis R. Présence des hydro- carbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) dans les compartiments biotiques et abio- tiques de la rivière et du fjord du Saguenay. Rev Sci Eau 2009, 22, 235–251. [Google Scholar]
Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content. |
© 2013 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Share and Cite
Blaise, C.; Gagné, F.; Gillis, P.L.; Eullaffroy, P. Polychaetes as Bioindicators of Water Quality in the Saguenay Fjord (Quebec, Canada): A Preliminary Investigation. J. Xenobiot. 2013, 3, s1e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e1
Blaise C, Gagné F, Gillis PL, Eullaffroy P. Polychaetes as Bioindicators of Water Quality in the Saguenay Fjord (Quebec, Canada): A Preliminary Investigation. Journal of Xenobiotics. 2013; 3(s1):s1e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e1
Chicago/Turabian StyleBlaise, C., F. Gagné, P.L. Gillis, and P. Eullaffroy. 2013. "Polychaetes as Bioindicators of Water Quality in the Saguenay Fjord (Quebec, Canada): A Preliminary Investigation" Journal of Xenobiotics 3, no. s1: s1e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e1
APA StyleBlaise, C., Gagné, F., Gillis, P. L., & Eullaffroy, P. (2013). Polychaetes as Bioindicators of Water Quality in the Saguenay Fjord (Quebec, Canada): A Preliminary Investigation. Journal of Xenobiotics, 3(s1), s1e1. https://doi.org/10.4081/xeno.2013.s1.e1