A multibiomarker approach to characterize biological effects of

A multibiomarker approach to characterize biological effects of

UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍIFCAS
Instituto de Diagnostico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua (IDAEA)
CATALUNYA
Thesis presented at the Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña - Departament
d'Enginyeria Hidràulica, Marítima i Ambiental, under the Ciències del Mar program to
obtain a Doctorate degree.
A multibiomarker approach to characterize biological effects
of pollutants on freshwater mussels and crayfish
by Melissa Faria
Dissertation presented by Melissa Faria form the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas (CSIC) – Instituto de Diagnostico Ambiental y Estudios de el Agua (IDAEA),
Barcelona, directed by Doctor Carlos Barata Martí, CSIC-IDAEA and co-directed by
Doctor Mª Carmen Riva Juan, Centro of Research and Innovation in Toxicology,
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (CRIT-UPC).
Director: Dr Carlos Barata Martí
Co-director: Dr Mª Carmen Riva Juan
PhD Applicant: Melissa Faria
Barcelona, May 2011
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