Oxidative stress, metabolic and histopathological alterations in mussels exposed to remediated seawater by GO-PEI after contamination with mercury.

This study demonstrated that mussels exposed to the contaminant (Hg), the decontaminant (GO-PEI) and the combination of both (Hg + GO-PEI) presented an increment of histopathological, oxidative stress and metabolic alterations if compared to organisms under remediated seawater and control conditions The present findings highlight the possibility to remediate seawater with nanoparticles for environmental safety purposes.
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Source: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular and integrative physiology. - February 9, 2020 Category: Physiology Authors: Coppola F, Bessa A, Henriques B, Russo T, Soares AMVM, Figueira E, Marques P, Polese G, Di Cosmo A, Pereira E, Freitas R Tags: Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol Source Type: research