title: Biochemical responses in aquatic plants as markers of environmental contamination.
abstract: This short review gives several examples of the current status of xenobiotic biotransformation reactions and oxidative stress responses in plants as biomarkers of organic pollution in aquatic environments. Based on previous basic knowledge, several biomonitoring programmes have been applied successfully during the last decade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lindström-Seppä
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Honkalampi-Hämäläinen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D001711:Biotransformation; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D009195:Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity*; D015262:Xenobiotics / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D015262:Xenobiotics; D009195:Peroxidase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase