The dragonet Callionymus lyra, a target species used for evaluation of biological effects of chemical contaminants on French coasts

Abstract

Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase measurements in this species provided a first assessment of the effects of hydrocarbons (PCB, PAH, dioxins) on the marine environment. The specific behaviour of dragonet was defined by biochemical characterization. Pollutants do not have important chronic effects on marine organisms collected along the Atlantic coasts except at a few heavily contaminated sites. -from Authors