BIOMARKERS RELEVANT TO OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES IN LOW TEMPERATURE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

• Main Author: CAMUS, Lionel Andre Yves
• Other Authors: Faculty of Science and Technology
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Plymouth 2001
• Subjects: Arctic; Antarctic; Svalbard; Jan Mayen; Tromso; Boreas; Antarc*; Antarctica; University of Tromso
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1080

Because of its geographical location, the Arctic environment is considered as pristine. However, expanding industrial activities in the Arctic require assessment of the toxicity of chemicals at low temperature. Biomarkers defined as "biological responses to a chemical or chemicals that give a m...