Softshell clams from 5 sites from the mainstem of the Parker River , Plum Island sound estuary and adjacent tidal creeks were measured for length, wet weight, dry weight and organic content in 2010.
The in situ caging of gammarids (Gammarus fossarum), developed by INRAE, has been used by French water agencies since 2018 to monitor chemical contamination. In 2022-2023, a study was carried out to o
Effective biomonitoring requires an understanding of the factors driving concentrations of the substances or compounds of interest in the tissues of studied organisms. Biomonitoring of trace elements,
Running water habitats are among the most altered aquatic systems by human activities driving an increase in the organic components and the associated bacterial load as well. To contribute in improvin