Biochemical responses in aquatic plants as markers of environmental contamination
By Lindstrom-Seppa, P. - Urban, K. - Honkalampi-Hamalainen, U. - Roy, S.
| Record number: | 2928493 |
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| Category: | monitoring - water pollution - aquatic plants - indicator species - biochemical pathways - antioxidants - plant physiology - glutathione transferase - peroxidase - enzyme activity - animal use alternatives |
This short review gives several examples of the current status of xenobiotic biotransformation reactions and oxidative stress responses in plants as biomarkers of organic pollution in aquatic environments. Based on previous basic knowledge, several biomonitoring programmes have been successfully applied during the last decade.
Issued: May/June 2001
Journal Title: Alternatives to laboratory animals
ISSN: 0261-1929
Volume issue: 29 v. 3 no.
Pages: 277 - 282
AGRICOLA identifier: IND23256324
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