The presence of pollutants, such as toxic metals, is affecting the tissues of the oyster from the Mandinga Lagoon, State of Veracruz, Mexico. The objective of this study was to assess, with biomarkers, the effects of exposure to metals (Cr, Cd y Pb) on the oyster Crassostrea virginica in the...
The vulnerability depends on the analysis of the elements that compose it: exposure, sensitivity, and recovery capacity. In this work, the use of tissue responses that have been recommended as biomarkers to measure the elements of vulnerability in the Polymesoda caroliniana clam is proposed, in addition to obtaining a histopathological...