Despite the mollusks being the second largest group in Kingdom Animalia, they have not
been considered in environmental risk assessment so far, mainly due to the lack of …

A protocol combining acute toxicity, developmental toxicity and mutagenicity analysis in
freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata for application in ecotoxicological studies is described. …

The single cell gel eletrophoresis or the comet assay was established in the freshwater snail
Biomphalaria glabrata. For detecting DNA damage in circulating hemocytes, adult snails …

To survive in a very competitive environment, marine macroalgae had to evolve defense
strategies, resulting in an enormous diversity of compounds from different metabolic pathways. …

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is a surfactant used and recommended by regulatory agencies
as a reference substance in ecotoxicological analyzes. In this work, acute toxicity assays …

Textile dyeing consumes high volumes of water, generating proportional number of colored
effluents which contain several hazardous chemical. These contaminants can implicate in …

Snail's embryotoxicity test is a suitable approach for toxicity assay of traditional and emerging
pollutants, environmental risk assessment, as well as screening and development of new …

The dominant lethal effects of gamma radiation of 60 Co in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata
were studied. Three groups of 13 wild-type snails were irradiated with single doses of 2.5; 10 …

Ecotoxicology is the science responsible for the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on
ecosystems considering biotic and abiotic components. Several invertebrate groups have …

The north coast of the S�o Paulo State, Brazil, presents great bivalve diversity, but knowledge
about these organisms, especially species living subtidally, remains scarce. Based on …