MARINE POLLUTION LABORATORY

Biomarkers: pigments (chlorophylls and their derivatives = chlorins a, carotenoids) as markers of:

• phytoplankton taxonomy

• zooplankton
• primary production
• sedimentation rate
• eutrophication
• climate changes

Contaminants:

• polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
  (PAHs)
• chlorinated hydrocarbons (PCBs)

• endocrine disruptors
- organotin compounds (OTs)
- nonylphenols (NPs)
• plastics markers