title: Does zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) represent the freshwater  counterpart of Mytilus in ecotoxicological studies? A critical review.
abstract: One of the fundamentals in the ecotoxicological studies is the need of data comparison, which can be easily reached with the help of a standardized biological model. In this context, any biological model has been still proposed for the biomonitoring and risk evaluation of freshwaters until now. The aim of this review is to illustrate the ecotoxicological studies carried out with the zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha in order to suggest this bivalve species as possible reference organism for inland waters. In detail,we showed its application in biomonitoring, as well as for the evaluation of adverse effects induced by several pollutants, using both in vitro and in vivo experiments. We discussed the advantages by the use of D. polymorpha for ecotoxicological studies, but also the possible limitations due to its invasive nature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Via Celoria 26, 20133 Milan, Italy. andrea.binelli@unimi.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Binelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Della Torre
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Magni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parolini
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia; D049875:Dreissena / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D054750:Ecotoxicology; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D049878:Mytilus / Q000502:physiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical