Study,Year of publication,contaminants assessed,"Type of sample: specimens (S), live/contemporary sample (L), or both (B)","Organismal group studied (bird, fish, tree, lichen, etc.)",Scientific name of organisms studied (if given),"Sample tissue type (feather, blood, bone, etc.)",Sampling method,Spatial range of sampling,Country,Year range of sampling
"Russell, R.W., Lipps Jr, G.J., Hecnar, S.J. and Haffner, G.D., 2002. Persistent organic pollutants in Blanchard's Cricket Frogs (Acris crepitans blanchardi) from Ohio.",2002,"hexachlorobenzene, trans nonachlor, heptachlor epoxide, DDE, dieldrin, polychlorinated biphenyl",L,amphibians,Acris blanchardi,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Western Ohio,US,1998
"Reeder, A.L., Ruiz, M.O., Pessier, A., Brown, L.E., Levengood, J.M., Phillips, C.A., Wheeler, M.B., Warner, R.E. and Beasley, V.R., 2005. Intersexuality and the cricket frog decline: historic and geographic trends. Environmental health perspectives, 113(3), pp.261-265.",2005,"polychlorinated biphenyl, DDT",S,amphibians,Acris crepitans,gonads,gonadal sex determination and ratios of intersex individuals,Illinois,US,"1852-1929,1930-1945,1946-1959,1960-1979,1980-2001"
"Hayes, T.B., Khoury, V., Narayan, A., Nazir, M., Park, A., Brown, T., Adame, L., Chan, E., Buchholz, D., Stueve, T. and Gallipeau, S., 2010. Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(10), pp.4612-4617.",2010,atrazine,L,amphibians,Xenopus laevis,"toe tissue, whole organism","sex ratios, testosterone levels, sexual dimorphism, reproductive behaviors, fertility, bioindicators","San Diego, California",US,2000s
"Oshima, R.J., 1974. A viable system of biological indicators for monitoring air pollutants. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 24(6), pp.576-578.",1974,ozone,L,angiosperms,Phaseolus vulgar,leaves,level of injury to leaves,"South Coast Air Basin, California",US,1972
"Bevan, R.J. and Greenhalgh, G.N., 1976. Rhytisma acerinum as a biological indicator of pollution. Environmental Pollution (1970), 10(4), pp.271-285.",1976,sulphur dioxide,L,angiosperms,Rhytisma acerinum,leaves,the number of tar spots per unit area of leaf surface,Merseyside Metropolitan County,England,1970s 
"Gonzalez, H., Lodenius, M. and Otero, M., 1989. Water hyacinth as indicator of heavy metal pollution in the tropics.",1989,"copper, zinc, iron, manganese, lead, chromium, cobalt, mercury",L,angiosperms,Eichhomia crassipes,roots,element/compound concentrations in sample,Sagua la Grande,Cuba,1985-1988
"Klumpp, G., Klumpp, A., Domingos, M. and Guderian, R., 1995. Hemerocallis as bioindicator of fluoride pollution in tropical countries. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 35(1), pp.27-42.",1995,fluoride,L,angiosperms,Hemerocallis,leaves,"element/compound concentrations in sample, extent of necrosis",Serra do Mar,Brazil,1991-1992
"Malallah, G., Afzal, M., Gulshan, S., Abraham, D., Kurian, M. and Dhami, M.S.I., 1996. Vicia faba as a bioindicator of oil pollution. Environmental Pollution, 92(2), pp.213-217.",1996,hydrocarbon,L,angiosperms,Vicia faba,meristems,"growth parameters were measured such as photosynthetic pigments, proteins, free amino acids, phenols, sugars, biomass, moisture and fatty acids",Burghan oil fields,Kuwait,1990
"Brighigna, L., Ravanelli, M., Minelli, A. and Ercoli, L., 1997. The use of an epiphyte (Tillandsia caput-medusae morren) as bioindicator of air pollution in Costa Rica. Science of the Total Environment, 198(2), pp.175-180.",1997,"lead, cadmium, copper",L,angiosperms,Tillandsia caput-medusa,leaves,element/compound concentrations in sample,San Jose,Costa Rica,1993-1994
"Bellis, D.J., Satake, K., Noda, M., Nishimura, N. and McLeod, C.W., 2002. Evaluation of the historical records of lead pollution in the annual growth rings and bark pockets of a 250-year-old Quercus crispula in Nikko, Japan. Science of the Total Environment, 295(1-3), pp.91-100.",2002,lead,L,angiosperms,Quercus crispula,"growth rings, bark pockets",element/compound concentrations in sample,Nikko National Park,Japan,1750-2000
"Figueiredo, A.M.G., Alcalá, A.L., Ticianelli, R.B., Domingos, M. and Saiki, M., 2004. The use of Tillandsia usneoides L. as bioindicator of air pollution in São Paulo, Brazil. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 259(1), pp.59-63.",2004,"sodium, chlorine, bromine, potassium, zinc, copper, vanadium, aluminum, iron, magnesium, manganese, rubidium, scium, barium, arsenic, antimony",L,angiosperms,Tillandsia usneoides,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Sao Paulo,Brazil,2000
"Sawidis, T., Breuste, J., Mitrovic, M., Pavlovic, P. and Tsigaridas, K., 2011. Trees as bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in three European cities. Environmental pollution, 159(12), pp.3560-3570.",2011,"chromium, copper, iron, lead",L,"angiosperms, gymnosperms","Platanus orientalis L., Pinus nigra Arn.",leaves/needles and bark,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Salzburg, Belgrade, Thessaloniki","Austria, Serbia, Greece",2000s
"Martín, J.R., De Arana, C., Ramos-Miras, J.J., Gil, C. and Boluda, R., 2015. Impact of 70 years urban growth associated with heavy metal pollution. Environmental pollution, 196, pp.156-163.",2015,"aluminum, iron, magnesium, manganese, calcium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, sulphur, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, lead, zinc",B,"angiosperms, gymnosperms","Quercus ilex, Quercus polymorpha, Quercus virginiana, Cupressus funebris, Araucaria bidwilii, Cupressus macrocarpa, Cocculus laurifolius, Cephalotaxus drupacea",leaves,element/compound concentrations in sample,Valencia Botanical Garden,Spain,"1941, 2012"
"Grodzińska, K., 1977. Acidity of tree bark as a bioindicator of forest pollution in southern Poland. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 8(1), pp.3-7.",1977,sulphur dioxide,L,"angiosperms, tracheophytes","Tilia cordata, Fraxinus excelsior, Quereus robur, Carpinus betulus, Alnus incana, Coryllus avellana, Pinus sylvestris",bark,pH of bark,Cracow industrial region,Poland,1970-1971
"Weigmann, G., 1991. Heavy metal levels in earthworms of a forest ecosystem influenced by traffic and air pollution. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 57(1), pp.655-663.",1991,"cadmium, lead, copper",L,"annelida, arthropods","Lumbricus rubellus, Dendrobaena octaedra, Dendrobaena rubida, Lithobius forficatus",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,West Berlin,Germany,1980s
"Colaco, A., Bustamante, P., Fouquet, Y., Sarradin, P.M. and Serrao-Santos, R., 2006. Bioaccumulation of Hg, Cu, and Zn in the Azores triple junction hydrothermal vent fields food web. Chemosphere, 65(11), pp.2260-2267.",2006,"mercury, copper, zinc",L,"annelida, mollusca, arthropods","Brachipolynoe seepensis, Bathymodiolus azoricus, Mirocaris fortunata, Chorocaris chacei, Rimicaris exoculata, Segonzacia mesatlantica, Chaceon affinis",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Mid Atlantic Ridge hydrothermal vent fields,,2001
"Nehring, R.B., 1976. Aquatic insects as biological monitors of heavy metal pollution. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 15(2), pp.147-154.",1976,"copper, lead, zinc, silver",L,arthropods,"ephemerlla grandis, pteronarcys californica",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Creede, Colorado",US,1971
"Andre, H.M., Bolly, C. and Lebrun, P., 1982. Monitoring and mapping air pollution through an animal indicator: a new and quick method. Journal of Applied Ecology, pp.107-111.",1982,sulphur dioxide,L,arthropods,Humerobates rostrolamellatu,whole organism (mite),mortality rate,Brussels,Belgium,1980
"Hopkin, S.P., Hardisty, G.N. and Martin, M.H., 1986. The woodlouse Porcellio scaber as a ‘biological indicator’of zinc, cadmium, lead and copper pollution. Environmental Pollution Series B, Chemical and Physical, 11(4), pp.271-290.",1986,"zinc, cadmium, lead, copper",L,arthropods,Porcellio scaber,hepatopancreas and whole body,element/compound concentrations in sample,counties of Avon and Somerse,England,1983
"Dallinger, R., Berger, B. and Birkel, S., 1992. Terrestrial isopods: useful biological indicators of urban metal pollution. Oecologia, 89(1), pp.32-41.",1992,"lead, cadmium",L,arthropods,Porcellio scaber ,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Innsbruck,Austria,1998
"Peeters, E.T., De Jager, T.J., Beijer, J.A. and Koelmans, A.A., 2000. Effects of benzo (a) pyrene and size of organic matter particles on bioaccumulation and growth of Asellus aquaticus. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 39(3), pp.307-314.",2000,benzo(a)pyrene,L,arthropods,Asellus aquaticus,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,spring fed pond,Netherlands,1998
"Chaton, P.F., Ravanel, P., Tissut, M. and Meyran, J.C., 2002. Toxicity and bioaccumulation of fipronil in the nontarget arthropodan fauna associated with subalpine mosquito breeding sites. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 52(1), pp.8-12.",2002,fipronil,L,arthropods,"Daphnia pulex, Acanthocyclops robustus, Diaptomus castor, Eucypris virens, Chironomus annularius, Chaoborus crystallinus",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,,,1990s
"Hose, G.C., James, J.M. and Gray, M.R., 2002. Spider webs as environmental indicators. Environmental Pollution, 120(3), pp.725-733.",2002,"lead, zinc",L,arthropods,"Badumna socialis, Stiphidion facetum",webs,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Abercrombie cave, Wombeyan cave, Jenolan cave",Australia,1994
"Ford, A.T., Fernandes, T.F., Robinson, C.D., Davies, I.M. and Read, P.A., 2006. Can industrial pollution cause intersexuality in the amphipod, Echinogammarus marinus?. Marine pollution bulletin, 53(1-4), pp.100-106.",2006,"polychlorinated biphenyl, heavy metals, petrochemical discharge",L,arthropods,Echinogammarus marinus,"sex organs, parasites","brood plates in intersex males, genital papillae in intersex females, spore load","Dunbar, Inverkeithing",Scotland,2002-2003
"Martín-Díaz, M.L., Tuberty, S.R., McKenney, C.L., Blasco, J., Sarasquete, C. and Delvalls, T.A., 2006. The use of bioaccumulation, biomarkers and histopathology diseases in shape Procambarus clarkii to establish bioavailability of Cd and Zn after a mining spill. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 116(1-3), p.169.",2006,"cadmium, zinc",L,arthropods,Procambarus clarkii,"gill, hepatopancreas, muscle, ovary","element/compound concentrations in sample, histopathology",,US,2000s
"Heckel, P.F. and Keener, T.C., 2007. Sex differences noted in mercury bioaccumulation in Magicicada cassini. Chemosphere, 69(1), pp.79-81.",2007,mercury,L,arthropods,Magicicada cassini,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Hamilton County, Ohio",US,2000
"Suarez-Serrano, A., Alcaraz, C., Ibanez, C., Trobajo, R. and Barata, C., 2010. Procambarus clarkii as a bioindicator of heavy metal pollution sources in the lower Ebro River and Delta. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 73(3), pp.280-286.",2010,"arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, lead, zinc, ",L,arthropods,Procambarus clarkii,abdominal muscle,element/compound concentrations in sample,Flix Reservoir of the Ebro River,Spain,2000s
"Longo, G., Trovato, M., Mazzei, V., Ferrante, M. and Conti, G.O., 2013. Ligia italica (Isopoda, Oniscidea) as bioindicator of mercury pollution of marine rocky coasts. PLoS One, 8(3), p.e58548.",2013,"arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, nickel, lead, vanadium",L,arthropods,Ligia italica,hepatopancreas,element/compound concentrations in sample,Eastern Sicilian coasts,Italy,"2004, 2007, 2011"
"Mazzei, V., Longo, G., Brundo, M.V., Sinatra, F., Copat, C., Conti, G.O. and Ferrante, M., 2014. Bioaccumulation of cadmium and lead and its effects on hepatopancreas morphology in three terrestrial isopod crustacean species. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 110, pp.269-279.",2014,"cadmium, lead",L,arthropods,"Armadillidium granulatum, Armadillidium vulgare, Porcellio laevis","whole organism, hepatopancreas ","element/compound concentrations in sample, hepatopancreas histology, morphology",Sicily,Italy,2010s
"Blotcky, A.J., Falcone, C., Medina, V.A., Rack, E.P. and Hobson, D.W., 1979. Determination of trace-level vanadium in marine biological samples by chemical neutron activation analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 51(2), pp.178-182.",1979,vanadium,L,"arthropods, mollusca","Callinectes sapidus, Penaeus setiferous, Crassostrea virginica",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Galveston Island, Texas",US,1970s
"Rothstein, S.I., 1973. Plastic particle pollution of the surface of the Atlantic Ocean: evidence from a seabird. The Condor, 75(3), pp.344-345.",1973,plastic,L,birds,Oceanodroma leucorhoa,gizzard,presence of plastic particles in gizzard,"Gull Island and Kent Island, New Brunswick",Canada,"1962, 1964, 1971"
"Ohi, G., Seki, H., Akiyama, K. and Yagyu, H., 1974. The pigeon, a sensor of lead pollution. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 12(1), pp.92-98.",1974,lead,L,birds,pigeons (species not specified),"blood, femur, kidney",element/compound concentrations in sample,Tokyo,Japan,1970s
"White, D.H. and Cromartie, E., 1977. Residues of environmental pollutants and shell thinning in merganser eggs. The Wilson Bulletin, pp.532-542.",1977,"DDE, DDT, DDD, dieldrin, polychlorinated biphenyl, mercury",L,birds,Lophodytes cucullatus,eggs,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin",US,"1973, 1975"
"Ohlendorf, H.M., Klaas, E.E. and Kaiser, T.E., 1978. Environmental pollutants and eggshell thinning in the black-crowned night heron. Wading birds, 7, pp.63-82.",1978,"DDE, DDD, DDT, dieldrin, heptachlor epoxide, mirex, oxychlordane, cischlordane, cisnonachlor, hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyl",B,birds,Nycticorax nycticorax,eggs,"element/compound concentrations in sample, shell thickness","Louisiana, Forida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusettts, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota",US,"1865-1946, 1947-1973"
"Maedgen, J.L., Hacker, C.S., Schroder, G.D. and Weir, F.W., 1982. Bioaccumulation of lead and cadmium in the royal tern and sandwich tern. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 11(1), pp.99-102.",1982,"lead, cadmium",L,birds,"Thalasseus maximus,  Thalasseus sandvicensis","eggs, brain, bone, heart, kidney, liver, breast muscle",element/compound concentrations in sample,"South Deer Island, Texas",US,1978
"Subramanian, A.N., Tanabe, S., Hidaka, H. and Tatsukawa, R., 1986. Bioaccumulation of organochlorines (PCBs and p, p′-DDE) in Antarctic Adelie penguins Pygoscelis adeliae collected during a breeding season. Environmental Pollution Series A, Ecological and Biological, 40(2), pp.173-189.",1986,"polychlorinated biphenyl, DDE",L,birds,Pygoscelis adeliae,"subcutaneous fat, abdominal fat, muscle, liver, bone, brain",element/compound concentrations in sample,Rumpa island rookery,Antarctica,1981
"Thompson, D.R., Furness, R.W. and Walsh, P.M., 1992. Historical changes in mercury concentrations in the marine ecosystem of the north and north-east Atlantic Ocean as indicated by seabird feathers. Journal of Applied Ecology, pp.79-84.",1992,mercury,B,birds,"Fulmarus glacialis,  Puffinus puffinus, Sula bassana, Catharacta skua, Fratercula arctica",feathers,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Shetland, Skomer, Rhum, Brunnich, Foula, St. kilda, Great Saltee","Scottland, Wales, Iceland, Ireland","pre-1930, post-1980"
"Hahn, E., Hahn, K. and Stoeppler, M., 1993. Bird feathers as bioindicators in areas of the German environmental specimen bank-bioaccumulation of mercury in food chains and exogenous deposition of atmospheric pollution with lead and cadmium. Science of the Total Environment, 139, pp.259-270.",1993,"lead, cadmium, mercury",L,birds,10 bird species,feathers,element/compound concentrations in sample,Germany,Germany,
"Yauk, C.L. and Quinn, J.S., 1996. Multilocus DNA fingerprinting reveals high rate of heritable genetic mutation in herring gulls nesting in an industrialized urban site. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93(22), pp.12137-12141.",1996,genotoxic chemicals,L,birds,Larus argentatus,blood,number of novel bands in DNA,"Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, Ontario",Canada,1992-1993
"Ellegren, H., Lindgren, G., Primmer, C.R. and Møller, A.P., 1997. Fitness loss and germline mutations in barn swallows breeding in Chernobyl. Nature, 389(6651), p.593",1997,radiation,B,birds,Hirundo rustica,"feathers, blood","visual inspection of phenotypes, genotypes",Chernobyl,"Ukraine, Italy","1991, 1996"
"Monteiro, L.R. and Furness, R.W., 1997. Accelerated increase in mercury contamination in North Atlantic mesopelagic food chains as indicated by time series of seabird feathers. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: An International Journal, 16(12), pp.2489-2493.",1997,mercury,B,birds,"Calonectris diomedea, Puffinus assimilis, Sterna hirundo, Bulweria bulwerii, Oceanodroma castro",feathers,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Azores, Madeira, and Salvages",Portugal,1886-1994
"Odsjö, T., Bignert, A., Olsson, M., Asplund, L., Eriksson, U., Häggberg, L., Litzén, K., de Wit, C., Rappe, C. and Åslund, K., 1997. The Swedish environmental specimen bank—application in trend monitoring of mercury and some organohalogenated compounds. Chemosphere, 34(9-10), pp.2059-2066.",1997,"DDT, polychlorinated biphenyl, PCDD/F, mercury",S,birds,Uria aalge,eggs,element/compound concentrations in sample,Stora Karlso,Sweden,1965-1995
"Almansour, M.I., 2004. Using feathers as a biological indicator of lead environmental pollution. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 7(11), pp.1884-1887.",2004,lead,L,birds,Steptopelia seneglenses,feathers,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Kharj",Saudi Arabia,2004
"Bond, A.L. and Lavers, J.L., 2011. Trace element concentrations in feathers of flesh-footed shearwaters (Puffinus carneipes) from across their breeding range. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 61(2), pp.318-326.",2011,"aluminum, vanadium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, arsenic, molybdenum, silver, cadmium, antimony, barium, mercury, thallium, lead, uranium",L,birds,Puffinus carneipes,feathers,element/compound concentrations in sample,New Zealand and Western Australia,"New Zealand, Australia",2008
"Maurer, G., Portugal, S.J. and Cassey, P., 2012. A comparison of indices and measured values of eggshell thickness of different shell regions using museum eggs of 230 European bird species. Ibis, 154(4), pp.714-724.",2012,DDT,S,birds,230 bird species,eggs,shell thickness,,UK,
"Herrera-Duenas, A., Pineda, J., Antonio, M.T. and Aguirre, J.I., 2014. Oxidative stress of house sparrow as bioindicator of urban pollution. Ecological Indicators, 42, pp.6-9.",2014,"carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur oxide",L,birds,Passer domesticus,blood,"oxidative stress via haemoglobin concentration, albumin, cholersterol in blood, lipid peroxidation, 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazones, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity (antioxidant enzymatic defense, catalase (CAT) activity, Glutathione ratio (GSH/GSSG) and levels of total antioxidant activity (TAC)","Olmeda de las Fuentes, El Escorial, Fuenlabrada, Madrid city",Spain,2011-2012
"King, L.E., de Solla, S.R., Small, J.M., Sverko, E. and Quinn, J.S., 2014. Microsatellite DNA mutations in Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) associated with exposure to PAH-containing industrial air pollution. Environmental science & technology, 48(19), pp.11637-11645.",2014,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,L,birds,Phalacrocorax auritus,"blood, feces","mutation rate, PAH metabolite presence","Hamilton, Ontario",Canada,2009-2010
"Bond, A.L., Hobson, K.A. and Branfireun, B.A., 2015. Rapidly increasing methyl mercury in endangered ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea) feathers over a 130 year record. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1805), p.20150032.",2015,mercury,S,birds,Pagophila eburnea,feathers,"element/compound concentrations in sample, stable isotopes",Canadian Arctic and western Greenland,"Canada, Greenland",1977-2007
"DuBay, S.G. and Fuldner, C.C., 2017. Bird specimens track 135 years of atmospheric black carbon and environmental policy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(43), pp.11321-11326.",2017,black carbon,S,birds,"Spizella pusilla pusilla, Ammodromus savannarum pratensis, Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus, Eremophila alpestris pratensis, Melanerpes erythrocephalus",feathers,reflectence from digital photographs of sample,US Manufacturing Belt,US,1880-2015
"Ahel, M., McEvoy, J. and Giger, W., 1993. Bioaccumulation of the lipophilic metabolites of nonionic surfactants in freshwater organisms. Environmental pollution, 79(3), pp.243-248.",1993,"nonylphenol, nonylphenol monoethoxylate, nonylphenol diethoxylate",L,"chlorophyta, mosses, angiosperms, fishes, birds","Cladophora glomerata, Fontinalis antipyretica, Potamogeton crispus, Squalius cephalus, Barbus barbus, Salmo gairdneri","whole organism (algae), muscle, gut, liver, gills, heart, brain, roe",element/compound concentrations in sample,Glatt Valley,Switzerland,1984-1985
"Baker, D.M., Murdoch, T.J., Conti-Jerpe, I. and Fogel, M., 2017. Investigating Bermuda's pollution history through stable isotope analyses of modern and museum-held gorgonian corals. Marine pollution bulletin, 114(1), pp.169-175.",2017,sewage derived nitrogen,B,cnidaria,"Pseudoplexaura porosa, Pseudopterogorgia acerosa, Gorgonia ventalina, Pseudopterogorgia americana",skeletal bands,nitrogen isotope in sample,Northern lagoon,Bermuda,"1973-2000, 2010"
"Soualili, D., Dubois, P., Gosselin, P., Pernet, P. and Guillou, M., 2008. Assessment of seawater pollution by heavy metals in the neighbourhood of Algiers: use of the sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, as a bioindicator. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65(2), pp.132-139.",2008,"zinc, lead, cadmium, copper, iron",L,echinodermatas,Paracentrotus lividus,"gonads, embryos, lavrae","element/compound concentrations in sample, bioassay of larva and embryos","Bay of Algiers, Bay of Bou-Ismail",Algeria,2002
"Barber, R.T., Vijayakumar, A. and Cross, F.A., 1972. Mercury concentrations in recent and ninety-year-old benthopelagic fish. Science, 178(4061), pp.636-639.",1972,mercury,B,fishes,"Aldrovandia macrochir, Antimora rostrata, Bathysaurus agassizi,  Chalinura brevibarbis, Chalinura carapina, Antimora rostrata, Aldrovandia macrochirt ",muscle,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Cape Hatteras, North Carolina",US,"1886, 1971-1972"
"Miller, G.E., Grant, P.M., Kishore, R., Steinkruger, F.J., Rowland, F.S. and Guinn, V.P., 1972. Mercury concentrations in museum specimens of tuna and swordfish. Science, 175(4026), pp.1121-1122.",1972,mercury,S,fishes,tuna and swordfish,"flesh, muscle",element/compound concentrations in sample,"Baja California, Hawaii, Massachusetts","Mexico, US","1878-1909, 1946"
"Evans, R.J., Bails, J.D. and D'Itri, F.M., 1972. Mercury levels in muscle tissues of preserved museum fish. Environmental science & technology, 6(10), pp.901-905.",1972,mercury,S,fishes,26 fish species,muscle,element/compound concentrations in sample,"St. Clare and Detroit rivers, Lake St. Claire, Lake Erie",US,1945-1970
"Ballschmiter, K., Buchert, H., Bihler, S. and Zell, M., 1981. Baseline studies of the global pollution. Fresenius' Zeitschrift für analytische Chemie, 306(5), pp.323-339.",1981,"hexachlorocyclohexane, chloroterpene, cyclodien pesticides, chlorobenzenes, chlorobiphenyls, DDT",L,fishes,"Brevoortia tyrannus, Gadus murrha","oil, liver, spawn",element/compound concentrations in sample,Atlantic Ocean and Pacific coast of US,"US, Bermuda, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal",1978-1979
"Margiocco, C., Arillo, A., Mensi, P. and Schenone, G., 1983. Nitrite bioaccumulation in Salmo gairdneri Rich. and hematological consequences. Aquatic Toxicology, 3(3), pp.261-270.",1983,nitrite,L,fishes,Salmo gairdneri,"liver, blood, gills, muscle, brain",element/compound concentrations in sample,Lake Maggiore,Italy,1980s
"Hilmy, A.M., Shabana, M.B. and Daabees, A.Y., 1985. Bioaccumulation of cadmium: toxicity in Mugil cephalus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Comparative Pharmacology, 81(1), pp.139-144.",1985,cadmium,L,fishes,Mugil cephalus,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Alexandria,Egypt,1980s
"Lobel, P.B., Belkhode, S.P., Jackson, S.E. and Longerich, H.P., 1991. Sediment in the intestinal tract: A potentially serious source of error in aquatic biological monitoring programs. Marine Environmental Research, 31(3), pp.163-174.",1991,"lithium, boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc, arsenic, selenium, rubidium, strontium, yttrium, molybdenum, cadmium, antimony, cesium, barium, cerium, lead, uranium",L,fishes,Mallotus villosus,whole organism ,element/compound concentrations in sample,Middle Cove,Newfounland,1980s
"De Flora, S., Vigano, L., D'agostini, F., Camoirano, A., Bagnasco, M., Bennicelli, C., Melodia, F. and Arillo, A., 1993. Multiple genotoxicity biomarkers in fish exposed in situ to polluted river water. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology, 319(3), pp.167-177.",1993,general exposure,L,fishes,Oncorhynchus mykiss,"liver, bile, erythrocytes",genotoxicity biomarkers,River Po ,Italy,1990s
"Deb, S.C. and Santra, S.C., 1997. Bioaccumulation of metals in fishes: an in vivo experimental study of a sewage fed ecosystem. Environmentalist, 17(1), pp.27-32.",1997,"copper, lead, zinc, chromium",L,fishes,"Channa punctatus, Tilapia mossambica, Catla catla, Labeo rohita","liver, intestine, ovary, bone, brain, muscle",element/compound concentrations in sample,Calcutta Port,India,1990s
"Doyon, J.F., Schetagne, R. and Verdon, R., 1998. Different mercury bioaccumulation rates between sympatric populations of dwarf and normal lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in the La Grande complex watershed, James Bay, Quebec. Biogeochemistry, 40(2-3), pp.203-216.",1998,mercury,L,fishes,Coregonus clupeaformis,"skin, subcutaneous tissue, stomach",element/compound concentrations in sample, La Grande hydroelectric complex,Canada,1993
"Rashed, M.N., 2001. Cadmium and lead levels in fish (Tilapia nilotica) tissues as biological indicator for lake water pollution. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 68(1), pp.75-89.",2001,"cadmium, lead",L,fishes,Tilapia nilotica,"muscle, gill, stomach, intestine, liver, vertebral column and scales",element/compound concentrations in sample,Aswan,Egypt,1990s
"Linde, A.R., Sanchez-Galan, S., Valles-Mota, P. and Garcia-Vazquez, E., 2001. Metallothionein as bioindicator of freshwater metal pollution: European eel and brown trout. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 49(1), pp.60-63.",2001,"copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, mercury",L,fishes,"Salmo  trutta, Anguilla anguilla",liver,element/compound concentrations in sample,River Ferrerias,Spain,1990s
"Castilhos, Z.C., Bidone, E.D. and Hartz, S.M., 2001. Bioaccumulation of mercury by Tucunaré (Cichla ocellaris) from Tapajós River region, Brazilian Amazon: a field dose-response approach. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 66(5), pp.631-637.",2001,mercury,L,fishes,Chichla ocellaris,muscle,element/compound concentrations in sample,Tapajos river between the cities of Jacareacanga and ltaituba,Brazil,1990s
"Bowles, K.C., Apte, S.C., Maher, W.A., Kawei, M. and Smith, R., 2001. Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury in lake Murray, Papua New Guinea. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 58(5), pp.888-897.",2001,"mercury, carbon, nitrogen",L,fishes,"Nematalosa flyensis, Nematalosa papuensis, Toxotes chatareus, Arius berneyi, Lates calcarifer, Strongylura kreffti, Thryssa scratchleyi","muscle fillets, whole organism","element/compound concentrations in sample, carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes",Lake Murray,Papua New Guinea,1995-1996
"Palacio, J.A., Henao, B., Vélez, J.H., González, J. and Parra, C.M., 2002. Acute toxicity and bioaccumulation of pesticide Diazinon in red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x Mossambicus albina). Environmental Toxicology: An International Journal, 17(4), pp.334-340.",2002,diazinon,L,fishes,Oreochromis niloticus x Mossambicus albina,whole organism,"element/compound concentrations in sample, mortality",local fish grower,Colombia,2000s
"Ueno, D., Kajiwara, N., Tanaka, H., Subramanian, A., Fillmann, G., Lam, P.K., Zheng, G.J., Muchitar, M., Razak, H., Prudente, M. and Chung, K.H., 2004. Global pollution monitoring of polybrominated diphenyl ethers using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator. Environmental science & technology, 38(8), pp.2312-2316.",2004,polybrominated diphenyl ethers,L,fishes,Katsuwonus pelamis,muscles,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Seychelles, Brazil, the Japan Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and North Pacific Ocean",,1996-2001
"Porto, J.I., Araujo, C.S. and Feldberg, E., 2005. Mutagenic effects of mercury pollution as revealed by micronucleus test on three Amazonian fish species. Environmental Research, 97(3), pp.287-292.",2005,mercury,L,fishes,"Prochilodus nigricans, Mylossoma  duriventris, Hoplias malabaricus",blood,mean frequencies of micronuclei through a piscine micronucleus test,"Madeira River, Solimoes River",Brazil,1991
"Da Silva, D.S., Lucotte, M., Roulet, M., Poirier, H., Mergler, D., Santos, E.O. and Crossa, M., 2005. Trophic structure and bioaccumulation of mercury in fish of three natural lakes of the Brazilian Amazon. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 165(1-4), pp.77-94.",2005,"mercury, carbon, nitrogen",L,fishes,"Curimata inornata (branquinha), Geophagus proximus (caratinga), Schizodon fasciatus (aracu), Schizodon vittatum (aracu), Hemiodus unimaculatus (charuto), Pygocentrus nattereri (piranha caju), Cichla monoculus (tucunar´e), Cichla temensis (tucunar´e pac´a), Plagioscion squamosissimus (pescada), Semaprochilodus insignis (jaraqui), Serrasalmus eigenmanni (piranha branca), Pellona castelnaeana (apap´a amarelo)",muscle,"element/compound concentrations in sample, carbon and nitrogen isotope composition",3 lakes along the Tapajos River,Brazil,2000-2001
"Ferrando, S., Maisano, M., Parrino, V., Ferrando, T., Girosi, L. and Tagliafierro, G., 2006. Gut morphology and metallothionein immunoreactivity in Liza aurata from different heavy metal polluted environments. Italian Journal of Zoology, 73(01), pp.7-14.",2006,"aluminum, iron, cadmium, lead, mercury",L,fishes,Liza aurata,intestinal portion near the openings of the pyloric caeca,changes in morphology and histomorphology in the gut,"Lake Verde, Lake Faro, Lake Ganzirri",Italy,2001-2003
"Elia, A.C., Galarini, R., Dörr, A.J.M. and Taticchi, M.I., 2006. Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals, Organochlorine Pesticides, and Detoxication Biochemical lndexes in Tissues. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol, 76, pp.132-139.",2006,"hexachlorocyclohexane, hexachlorobenzene, DDT, polychlorinated biphenyl, copper, mercury, lead, chromium",L,fishes,Ictalurus melas,"liver, gill, muscle","element/compound concentrations in sample, enzymatic activity",Lake Trasimeno,Italy,1997-1998
"Martins, I., Costa, V., Porteiro, F.M. and Santos, R.S., 2006. Temporal and spatial changes in mercury concentrations in the North Atlantic as indicated by museum specimens of glacier lanternfish Benthosema glaciale (Pisces: Myctophidae). Environmental Toxicology: An International Journal, 21(5), pp.528-532.",2006,mercury,S,fishes,Benthosema glaciale,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,North Atlantic,,1936-1993
"Ferreira, M., Antunes, P., Costa, J., Amado, J., Gil, O., Pousão-Ferreira, P., Vale, C. and Reis-Henriques, M.A., 2008. Organochlorine bioaccumulation and biomarkers levels in culture and wild white seabream (Diplodus sargus). Chemosphere, 73(10), pp.1669-1674.",2008,Persistent organic pollutants,L,fishes,Diplodus sargus,"blood, liver, muscle","element/compound concentrations in sample, hepatic EROD and GST activity,  MN in erythrocytes",coastal zone,Portugal,2000s
"Azevedo, J.S., Fernandez, W.S., Farias, L.A., Fávaro, D.T.I. and Braga, E.D.S., 2009. Use of Cathorops spixii as bioindicator of pollution of trace metals in the Santos Bay, Brazil. Ecotoxicology, 18(5), pp.577-586.",2009,"cobalt, iron, mercury, selenium, zinc, methylmercury",L,fishes,Cathorops spixii,"epaxial muscle, liver",element/compound concentrations in sample,Santos Bay,Brazil,2005
"Messaoudi, I., Deli, T., Kessabi, K., Barhoumi, S., Kerkeni, A. and Saïd, K., 2009. Association of spinal deformities with heavy metal bioaccumulation in natural populations of grass goby, Zosterisessor ophiocephalus Pallas, 1811 from the Gulf of Gabès (Tunisia). Environmental monitoring and assessment, 156(1-4), p.551.",2009,"cadmium, copper, zinc",L,fishes,Zosterisessor ophiocephalus,liver,element/compound concentrations in sample,Gulf of Fabes,Tunisia,2006
"Escobar-Sánchez, O., Galvan-Magaña, F. and Rosíles-Martínez, R., 2010. Mercury and selenium bioaccumulation in the smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena Linnaeus, from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 84(4), pp.488-491.",2010,"mercury, selenium",L,fishes,Sphyrna zygaena,"muscle, cartilage",element/compound concentrations in sample,Western coast of Baja California,Mexico,2006-2007
"Illuminati, S., Truzzi, C., Annibaldi, A., Migliarini, B., Carnevali, O. and Scarponi, G., 2010. Cadmium bioaccumulation and metallothionein induction in the liver of the Antarctic teleost Trematomus bernacchii during an on-site short-term exposure to the metal via seawater. Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 92(3), pp.617-640.",2010,"cadmium, lead, copper",L,fishes,Trematomus bernacchii ,"liver, gills, gut, muscle, gonads","element/compound concentrations in sample, MT gene expression in liver",Terra Nova Bay,Antartica,2005-2006
"Favorito, R., Chiarelli, G., Grimaldi, M.C., De Bonis, S., Lancieri, M. and Ferrandino, I., 2011. Bioaccumulation of cadmium and its cytotoxic effect on zebrafish brain. Chemistry and Ecology, 27(sup2), pp.39-46.",2011,cadmium,L,fishes,Danio rerio,brain,element/compound concentrations in sample,Lab in Naples,Italy,2000s
"Carrasco, L., Barata, C., García-Berthou, E., Tobias, A., Bayona, J.M. and Díez, S., 2011. Patterns of mercury and methylmercury bioaccumulation in fish species downstream of a long-term mercury-contaminated site in the lower Ebro River (NE Spain). Chemosphere, 84(11), pp.1642-1649.",2011,"mercury, methylmercury",L,fishes,"Silurus glanis, Cyprinus carpio",muscle,element/compound concentrations in sample,lower Ebro River ,Spain,2000s
"Maceda-Veiga, A., Monroy, M. and de Sostoa, A., 2012. Metal bioaccumulation in the Mediterranean barbel (Barbus meridionalis) in a Mediterranean River receiving effluents from urban and industrial wastewater treatment plants. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 76, pp.93-101.",2012,"ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, sulfate, chlorine, zinc, copper, lead, mercury, iron, calcium, magnesium, cadmium, nickel",L,fishes,Barbus meridionalis,"liver, muscle",element and compound concentrations in sample,Ripoll River,Spain,2009
"Bastos, W.R., Dórea, J.G., Bernardi, J.V.E., Manzatto, A.G., Mussy, M.H., Lauthartte, L.C., Lacerda, L.D. and Malm, O., 2016. Sex-related mercury bioaccumulation in fish from the Madeira River, Amazon. Environmental research, 144, pp.73-80.",2016,mercury,L,fishes,41 fish species,muscle,element/compound concentrations in sample,Maderia River,Brazil,2009-2013
"Ríos, J.M., Lana, N.B., Ciocco, N.F., Covaci, A., Barrera-Oro, E., Moreira, E. and Altamirano, J.C., 2017. Implications of biological factors on accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in Antarctic notothenioid fish. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 145, pp.630-639.",2017,"polychlorinated biphenyl, DDE",L,fishes,"Notothenia rossii, Trematomus newnesi","muscle, liver, gonads, gills, biological factors",element/compound concentrations in sample,South Shetland Islands,Scotland,2008-2011
"McGoldrick, D.J., Clark, M.G., Keir, M.J., Backus, S.M. and Malecki, M.M., 2010. Canada's national aquatic biological specimen bank and database. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 36(2), pp.393-398.",2010,"organochlorine, metals",L,"fishes, arthropods","50 fish species, 2 invertebrate species","whole organism except scales, fin rays, otoliths (in fish)",element/compound concentrations in sample,Great Lakes,Canada,1977-2009
"Ogut, H., & Palm, H. W. (2005). Seasonal dynamics of Trichodina spp. on whiting (Merlangius merlangus) in relation to organic pollution on the eastern Black Sea coast of Turkey. Parasitology Research, 96(3), 149-153.",2005,"nitrite, nitrate, phosphate",L,"fishes, ciliophora","Merlangius merlangus, Trichodina",gill arcs,"element/compound concentrations in sample, number of trichodinids",Eastern Black Sea,Turkey,2003-2004
"Viarengo, A., Dondero, F., Pampanin, D.M., Fabbri, R., Poggi, E., Malizia, M., Bolognesi, C., Perrone, E., Gollo, E. and Cossa, G.P., 2007. A biomonitoring study assessing the residual biological effects of pollution caused by the HAVEN wreck on marine organisms in the Ligurian sea (Italy). Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 53(4), pp.607-616.",2007,polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,L,"fishes, mollusca","Boops boops, Mullus barbatus, Uranoscupus scaber, Mytilus galloprovincialis","digestive glands, livers, gill cells, blood","element/compound concentrations in sample, compound presence, DNA damage",Ligurian coast,Italy,1997
"Thielen, F., Zimmermann, S., Baska, F., Taraschewski, H. and Sures, B., 2004. The intestinal parasite Pomphorhynchus laevis (Acanthocephala) from barbel as a bioindicator for metal pollution in the Danube River near Budapest, Hungary. Environmental Pollution, 129(3), pp.421-429.",2004,"arsenic, aluminum, silver, barium, bismuth, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, gallium, magnesium, manganese, nickel, lead, antimony, tin, strontium, thallium, vanadium, zinc",L,"fishes, rotifera","Barbus barbus, Pomphorhynchus laevis","muscle, liver, intestine, kidney (fish), parasite (whole body)",element/compound concentrations in sample,"Danube river, Budapest",Hungary,2000
"Michelot, D., Siobud, E., Doré, J.C., Viel, C. and Poirier, F., 1998. Update on metal content profiles in mushrooms—toxicological implications and tentative approach to the mechanisms of bioaccumulation. Toxicon, 36(12), pp.1997-2012.",1998,"silver, aluminum, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, mercury, magnesium, manganese, nickel, lead, selenium, zinc",L,fungi,a large suite of species,fruiting bodies,element/compound concentrations in sample,Paris,France,1989-1990
"Wedin, M., Westberg, M., Crewe, A.T., Tehler, A. and Purvis, O.W., 2009. Species delimitation and evolution of metal bioaccumulation in the lichenized Acarospora smaragdula (Ascomycota, Fungi) complex. Cladistics, 25(2), pp.161-172.",2009,"iron, copper",L,fungi,Acarospora smaragdula,"thallus, cortex, medulla","analyses of b-tubulin, nuclear ITS rDNA, and mtSSU rDNA sequence data, concentration of norstictic acid",,"Sweden, Norway, Wales, Greenland, Finland, Austria",
"Agnan, Y., Séjalon-Delmas, N. and Probst, A., 2013. Comparing early twentieth century and present-day atmospheric pollution in SW France: a story of lichens. Environmental pollution, 172, pp.139-148.",2013,"aluminum, iron, titanium, zinc, manganese, copper, lead, vanadium, arsenic, tin, antimony, cobalt, cadmium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodynmium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium",B,fungi,Xanthoria parietina,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,SW France,France,"1900-1909, 2010"
"Świeboda, M. and Kalemba, A., 1979. The bark of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestis L.) as a biological indicator of atmospheric air pollution. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 48(4), pp.539-549.",1979,"fluorine, sulphur, magnesium, calcium, sodium",L,gymnosperms,Pinus sylvestis ,dead bark ,element/compound concentrations in sample,Skawina,Poland,late 1970
"Rossbach, M. and Jayasekera, R., 1996. Air pollution monitoring at the Environmental Specimen Bank of Germany: spruce and pine shoots as bioindicators. Fresenius' journal of analytical chemistry, 354(5-6), pp.511-514.",1996,"chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, barium, lead",L,gymnosperms,"Picea abies, Pinus sylvestris","twigs, needles, buds, cones",element/compound concentrations in sample,"Saarbrücken, Dübener Heide",Germany,1994
"Pasqualini, V., Robles, C., Garzino, S., Greff, S., Bousquet-Mélou, A. and Bonin, G., 2003. Phenolic compounds content in Pinus halepensis Mill. needles: a bioindicator of air pollution. Chemosphere, 52(1), pp.239-248.",2003,"nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide, ozone",L,gymnosperms,Pinus halepensis,needles,element/compound concentrations in sample,Marseille,France,2000
"Thomas, R.B., Spal, S.E., Smith, K.R. and Nippert, J.B., 2013. Evidence of recovery of Juniperus virginiana trees from sulfur pollution after the Clean Air Act. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(38), pp.15319-15324.",2013,sulphur dioxide,L,gymnosperms,Juniperus virginiana,tree rings,stable carbon isotopes of tree ring cores,Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia,US,1909-2008
"Velissariou, D., Davison, A.W., Barnes, J.D., Pfirrmann, T., Maclean, D.C. and Holevas, C.D., 1992. Effects of air pollution on Pinus halepensis (Mill.): pollution levels in Attica, Greece. Atmospheric Environment. Part A. General Topics, 26(3), pp.373-380.",1992,"ozone, nitrogen dioxide",L,"gymnosperms, angiosperms","Pinus halepensis, Nicotiana tabacum","needles, leaves","element/compound concentrations in sample, the leaves/needles were use as biomonitors and assessed for necrosis, chlorosis on leaves/needles, ",Athens Basin,Greece,1988
"Santamaria, J.M. and Martín, A., 1997. Tree bark as a bioindicator of air pollution in Navarra, Spain. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 98(3-4), pp.381-387.",1997,air acidic pollutants like sulphur dioxide,L,"gymnosperms, angiosperms","Pinus sylvestris, Pinus nigra, Quercus robur, Quercus ilex, Quercus faginea, Fagus sylvatica",bark,"pH, conductivity, physical damage, discoloration",Navarra,Spain,1992-1993
"Sigal, L.L. and Nash III, T.H., 1983. Lichen communities on conifers in southern California mountains: an ecological survey relative to oxidant air pollution. Ecology, 64(6), pp.1343-1354.",1983,oxidant air pollution,L,lichen,"Letharia vulpina, Hypogymnia enteromorpha",whole organism,oxidant injury score based on morphological features,"San Bernardino National Forest, Los Padres National Forest, Angeles National Forest,  Cleveland National Forest,  Cuyamaca Rancho State Park; California",US,"early 1900s, 1976-1979"
"Aslan, A., Yazici, K., Turan, M., Akkuş, F. and Yildirim, O.S., 2011. The assessment of lichens as bioindicator of heavy metal pollution from motor vehicles activites. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 6(7), pp.1698-1706.",2011,"lead, chromium, copper, cadmium, nickel, iron, manganese, selenium, zinc",L,lichen,"Lecanora muralis, Xanthoria elegans, Ramalina polymorpha, Rhizoploca crysoleuca, Peltigera rufescens, Xanthoria candalaria, Cetraria islandica, Cetraria aculeata",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,D-950 Motorway,Turkey,2009
"Tanabe, S., Mori, T., Tatsukawa, R. and Miyazaki, N., 1983. Global pollution of marine mammals by PCBs, DDTs and HCHs (BHCs). Chemosphere, 12(9-10), pp.1269-1275.",1983,"polychlorinated biphenyl, DDT, hexachlorocyclohexane",L,mammals,"Phocoenoides dalli, Peponocephala electra, Stenella coeruleoalba, Lagenorhyncus obliquidence, Lagenorhyncus obscurus, Leptonychotes weddelli",blubber,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Bering Sea, western Pacific Ocean, Antartica",,1979-1982
"Subramanian, A., Tanabe, S. and Tatsukawa, R., 1988. Estimating some biological parameters of Baird's beaked whales using PCBs and DDE as tracers. Marine pollution bulletin, 19(6), pp.284-287.",1988,"polychlorinated biphenyl, DDE",L,mammals,Berardius bairdii,blubber,element/compound concentrations in sample,Boso peninsula,Japan,1985
"Zakharov, V.M. and Yablokov, A.V., 1990. Skull asymmetry in the Baltic grey seal: effects of environmental pollution. Ambio, pp.266-269.",1990,"DDT, polychlorinated biphenyl",S,mammals,Hallchoerus grypus,skull,morphology,Baltic sea,,"pre-1940, post-1960"
"Boon, J.P., Oostingh, I., van der Meer, J. and Hillebrand, M.T.J., 1994. A model for the bioaccumulation of chlorobiphenyl congeners in marine mammals. European Journal of Pharmacology: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 270(2-3), pp.237-251.",1994,"polychlorinated biphenyl, DDE",L,mammals,"Phoca vitulina, Phoca hispida, Phocoena phocoena","blood, blubber, liver",element/compound concentrations in sample,"Texel, Groningen",Netherlands,1990s
"Zakharov, V.M., Valetsky, A.V. and Yablokov, A.Y., 1997. Dynamics of developmental stability of seals and pollution in the Baltic Sea. Acta Theriologica, 42, pp.9-16.",1997,"DDT, polychlorinated biphenyl",S,mammals,"Halichoerus grypus, Pusa hispida",skull,morphology,Baltic sea,,"1877-1936, 1964-1975, 1986-1990"
"Somers, C.M., Yauk, C.L., White, P.A., Parfett, C.L. and Quinn, J.S., 2002. Air pollution induces heritable DNA mutations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 99(25), pp.15904-15907.",2002,chemical mutagens from steel mill,L,mammals,Mus musculus,tail tissue,number of mutant bands,western Lake Ontario,Canada,2000s
"Pokorny, B., Glinšek, A. and Ribarič-Lasnik, C., 2004. Roe deer antlers as a historical bioindicator of lead pollution in the Šalek Valley, Slovenia. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 49(1-3), pp.175-189.",2004,lead,S,mammals,Capreolus capreolus,antler beam bone,element/compound concentrations in sample,Salek Valley,Slovenia,1961-2002
"Sonne, C., Rigét, F.F., Dietz, R., Wiig, Ø., Kirkegaard, M. and Born, E.W., 2007. Skull pathology in East Greenland and Svalbard polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during 1892 to 2002 in relation to organochlorine pollution. Science of the Total Environment, 372(2-3), pp.554-561.",2007,"organochlorine, metals",S,mammals,Ursus maritimus,skull,morphology,"East Greenland, Svalbard","Greenland, Norway",1892-2002
"Yauk, C., Polyzos, A., Rowan-Carroll, A., Somers, C.M., Godschalk, R.W., Van Schooten, F.J., Berndt, M.L., Pogribny, I.P., Koturbash, I., Williams, A. and Douglas, G.R., 2008. Germ-line mutations, DNA damage, and global hypermethylation in mice exposed to particulate air pollution in an urban/industrial location. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(2), pp.605-610.",2008,particulate air pollution,L,mammals,Mus musculus,sperm,"methlyation of sperm DNA, DNA strand breaks, bulky DNA adducts","Hamilton, Ontario",Canada,2004
"Sánchez-Chardi, A., Peñarroja-Matutano, C., Borrás, M. and Nadal, J., 2009. Bioaccumulation of metals and effects of a landfill in small mammals Part III: structural alterations. Environmental research, 109(8), pp.960-967.",2009,"iron, magnesium, lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, chromium",L,mammals,"Apodemus sylvaticus, Crocidura russula","liver, kidney, gonads, spleen, lung, oesophagus, intestine, pancreas","element/compound concentrations in sample, bioindicators",karstic massif of Garraf ,Spain,1998
"Marcheselli, M., Sala, L. and Mauri, M., 2010. Bioaccumulation of PGEs and other traffic-related metals in populations of the small mammal Apodemus sylvaticus. Chemosphere, 80(11), pp.1247-1254.",2010,"palladium, platinum, rhodium, cadmium, chromium, copper, manganese, nickel, lead, zinc",L,mammals,Apodemus sylvaticus,"kidney, liver, hair",element/compound concentrations in sample,Modena,Italy,2004
"Heltai, M., & Markov, G. (2012). Red fox (Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758) as biological indicator for environmental pollution in Hungary. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 89(4), 910-914.",2012,"copper, nickel, zinc, cobalt, lead, cadmium",L,mammals,Vulpes vulpes,"kidney, liver",element/compound concentrations in sample,Ja´sz-Nagykun-Szolnok County,Hungary,2008
"Heltai, M. and Markov, G., 2012. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758) as biological indicator for environmental pollution in Hungary. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 89(4), pp.910-914.",2012,"copper, nickel, zinc, cobalt, cadmium, lead",L,mammals,Vulpes vulpes,"kidney, liver",element/compound concentrations in sample,Ja´sz-Nagykun-Szolnok County,Hungary,2008
"Lauriano, G., Di Guardo, G., Marsili, L., Maltese, S. and Fossi, M.C., 2014. Biological threats and environmental pollutants, a lethal mixture for mediterranean cetaceans?. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 94(6), pp.1221-1225.",2014,"organochlorine, polychlorinated biphenyl, DDT",L,mammals,"Stenella coeruleoalba, Tursiops truncatus, Physeter macrocephalus, Balaenoptera physalus, Globicephala melas","blubber, skin","element/compound concentrations in sample, biomarker responses in skin",Northwestern coastline,Italy,2007-2009
"Rashed, M.N. and Soltan, M.E., 2005. Animal hair as biological indicator for heavy metal pollution in urban and rural areas. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 110(1-3), pp.41-53.",2005,"iron, manganese, cobalt, nickel, cadmium, lead",L,"mammals, angiosperms","sheep, goats and camels; Zygophyllum, Aristida Funiculate, Tephosia Purpurea, Tamarix nilotica,  Astragalus vogelli, Indigofera argenta, Lotonius platycarps","hair, leaves and shoots",element/compound concentrations in sample,"Aswan city farms, Allaqi desert pasture, Kalabsha farms and Halaiub desert pasture",Egypt,2001-2002
"Mackey, E.A., Becker, P.R., Demiralp, R., Greenberg, R.R., Koster, B.J. and Wise, S.A., 1996. Bioaccumulation of vanadium and other trace metals in livers of Alaskan cetaceans and pinnipeds. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 30(4), pp.503-512.",1996,"vanadium, selenium, silver, cadmium, mercury",S,"mammals, fishes","Eriganthus barbatus, Balaena mysticetus",liver,element/compound concentrations in sample,Alaskan Coast,US,
"Jansson, B., Andersson, R., Asplund, L., Litzen, K., Nylund, K., Sellströom, U., Uvemo, U.B., Wahlberg, C., Wideqvist, U., Odsjö, T. and Olsson, M., 1993. Chlorinated and brominated persistent organic compounds in biological samples from the environment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: An International Journal, 12(7), pp.1163-1174.",1993,"chlorinated paraffins, polychlorinated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, hexachlorocyclohexane, chlorinated paraffins, polychlorinated phenol",S,"mammals, fishes, birds","Oryctolagus cuniculus, Alces alces, Rangifer tarandus, Coregonus, Salvelinus alpinus, Clupea harengus, Pusa huspida, Halichoerus grypus, Pandion haliaetus","muscle, blubber, suet",element/compound concentrations in sample,Scandanavia,"Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland",1979-1987
"Phillips, D., 1976. The common mussel Mytilus edulis as an indicator of pollution by zinc, cadmium, lead and copper. II. Relationship of metals in the mussel to those discharged by industry. Marine Biology, 38(1), pp.71-80.",1976,"zinc, cadmium, lead, copper",L,mollusca,Mytilus edulis,soft tissue,element/compound concentrations in sample,Victoria,Australia,1974
"Mason, A.Z., Simkiss, K. and Ryan, K.P., 1984. The ultrastructural localization of metals in specimens of Littorina littorea collected from clean and polluted sites. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 64(3), pp.699-720.",1984,"magnesium, phosphorus, sulphur, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, copper, zinc",L,mollusca,Littorina littorea,"pore cell, connective tissue calcium cells, digestive cells, basophil cells, nephrocyte cells, stomach epithelial cells, ctenidial cells",element/compound concentrations in sample,"North Wales, Cornwall","Wales, England",1980s
"Storey, A.W. and Edward, D.H.D., 1989. The freshwater mussel, Westralunio carteri Iredale, as a biological monitor of organochlorine pesticides. Marine and Freshwater Research, 40(6), pp.587-593.",1989,"dieldrin, DDE, DDD, DDT",L,mollusca,Westralunio carteri,soft tissue,element/compound concentrations in sample,Canning River catchment,Australia,1987
"Spence, S.K., Hawkins, S.J. and Santos, R.S., 1990. The Mollusc Thais haemastoma‐An Exhibitor of ‘Imposex’and Potential Biological Indicator of tributyltinPollution. Marine Ecology, 11(2), pp.147-156.",1990,tributyltin,L,mollusca,Thais haernaytoma,sex organs,penis size and vas deferens sequence,Azores,Portugal,1987
"Ellis, D.V. and Pattisina, L.A., 1990. Widespread neogastropod imposex: a biological indicator of global TBT contamination?. Marine pollution bulletin, 21(5), pp.248-253.",1990,tributyltin,L,mollusca,"Thais luteostorna, Thais clavigera",sex organs,"presence and size of penis, vas deferens","Rocky shore, intertidal habitats",Indonesia,1989
"Zatta, P., Gobbo, S., Rocco, P., Perazzolo, M. and Favarato, M., 1992. Evaluation of heavy metal pollution in the Venetian lagoon by using Mytilus galloprovincialis as biological indicator. Science of the total environment, 119, pp.29-41.",1992,"cadmium, cobalt, copper, chromium, mercury, iron, manganese, iron, zinc, arsenic",L,mollusca,Mytilus galloprovincialis,soft tissue,element/compound concentrations in sample,Venetian lagoon,Italy,1988
"Stroben, E., Oehlmann, J. and Fioroni, P., 1992. The morphological expression of imposex in Hinia reticulata (Gastropoda: Buccinidae): a potential indicator of tributultin pollution. Marine Biology, 113(4), pp.625-636.",1992,tributyltin,L,mollusca,Hinia reticulata ,"sex organs,  soft tissue","vas deferens sequence, relative penis size, compound concentration in tissue","Brittant, Normandy",France,1988-1991
"Regoli, F. and Orlando, E., 1993. Mytilus galloprovincialis as a bioindicator of lead pollution: biological variables and cellular responses. Science of the total environment, 134, pp.1283-1292.",1993,lead,L,mollusca,Mytilus galloprovincialis,digestive glands,"element/compound concentrations in sample, digestive gland index (ratio of digestive gland weight to shell weight)",Scarlino,Italy,1990s
"Bryan, G.W., Burt, G.R., Gibbs, P.E. and Pascoe, P.L., 1993. Nassarius reticulatus (Nassariidae: Gastropoda) as an indicator of tributyltinpollution before and after TBT restrictions. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 73(4), pp.913-929.",1993,tributyltin,L,mollusca,Nassarius reticulatus,"soft tissue, sex organs","element/compound concentrations in sample, morphology",Southwest England,England,1984-1993
"Curtis, L.A., 1994. A decade-long perspective on a bioindicator of pollution: imposex in Ilyanassa obsoleta on Cape Henlopen, Delaware Bay. Marine Environmental Research, 38(4), pp.291-302.",1994,tributyltin,L,mollusca,Ilyanassa obsoleta ,sex organs,"morphology, presence of penis, vas deferens, convolution of oviduct",Delaware Bay,US,1981-1992
"Bauer, B., Fioroni, P., Ide, I., Liebe, S., Oehlmann, J., Stroben, E. and Watermann, B., 1995. TBT effects on the female genital system of Littorina littorea: a possible indicator of tributyltinpollution. Hydrobiologia, 309(1-3), pp.15-27.",1995,tributyltin,L,mollusca,Littorina littorea,sex organs,morphology ,East Frisian North Sea coast,Germany,1993
"Stroben, E., Schulte-Oehlmann, U., Fioroni, P. and Oehlmann, J., 1995. A comparative method for easy assessment of coastal TBT pollution by the degree of imposex in prosobranch species. Haliotis. Paris, 24, pp.1-12.",1995,tributyltin,L,mollusca,"Trivia arctica, Trivia monacha, Nucella Iapillus, Ocenebra erinacea, Hinia incrassata, Hinia reticulata","sex organs, water","penis size, vas deferens sequence",French Atlantic coast,France,1988-1992
"Ostapczuk, P., Schladot, J.D., Emons, H., Oxynos, K., Schramm, K.W., Grimmer, G. and Jacob, J., 1997. Environmental monitoring and banking of marine pollutants by using common mussels. Chemosphere, 34(9-10), pp.2143-2151.",1997,"heavy metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons",S,mollusca,Mytulis edulis,unclear,element/compound concentrations in sample,Eckwarderhörne,Germany,1985-1994
"Al-Madfa, H., Abdel-Moati, M.A.R. and Al-Gimaly, F.H., 1998. Pinctada radiata (Pearl Oyster): a bioindicator for metal pollution monitoring in the Qatari waters (Arabian Gulf). Bulletin of Environmental contamination and Toxicology, 60(2), pp.245-251.",1998,"vanadium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel",L,mollusca,Pinctada radiata,soft tissue ,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Palm island, Doha harbour, Al-Edd, Al-Gharby, Umm Al-Ezzam, Ras Laffan, Umm Al-Orooq",Qatar,1992-1993
"Reitsema, T.J. and Spickett, J.T., 1999. Imposex in Morula granulata as bioindicator of tributyltin(TBT) contamination in the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 39(1-12), pp.280-284.",1999,tributyltin,L,mollusca,"Morula Granulata, Saccostrea cucullata","soft tissue, sex organs","element/compound concentrations in sample, presence of vas deferns, morphology",Dampier Archipelago,Australia,1997
"Nessim, R.B. and Riad, R., 2003. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Octopus vulgaris from coastal waters of Alexandria (Eastern Mediterranean). Chemistry and Ecology, 19(4), pp.275-281.",2003,"cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, lead, zinc",L,mollusca,Octopus vulgaris,"hepatopancreas, branchial hearts, salivary gland, gills, genital tract, mantle, arms, skin",element/compound concentrations in sample,Alexandria,Egypt,2000s
"Camillo, E., Quadros, J., Castro, Í.B.D. and Fernandez, M., 2004. Imposex in Thais rustica (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)(Lamark, 1822) as an indicator of organotin compounds pollution at Maceio Coast (northeastern Brazil). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 52(2), pp.101-105.",2004,"tributyltin, triphenyltin",L,mollusca,Thais rustica,shell and sex organs,"shell size, penis size/length, vas deferens sequence",Maceio,Brazil,2000s
"Yawetz, A., Fishelson, L., Bresler, V. and Manelis, R., 2010. Comparison of the effects of pollution on the marine bivalve Donax trunculus in the vicinity of polluted sites with specimens from a clean reference site (Mediterranean Sea). Marine pollution bulletin, 60(2), pp.225-229.",2010,"polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated organics",L,mollusca,Donax trunculus,gill and mantle tissue,"System of active transport of organic anions activity, multixenobiotic resistance transporter system activity, Redox state of mitochondria, Reduced glutathione S-transferase determination, Protein determination","Qiryat Yam, Frutarom",Israel,2000s
"Riva, C., Porte, C., Binelli, A. and Provini, A., 2010. Evaluation of 4-nonylphenol in vivo exposure in Dreissena polymorpha: Bioaccumulation, steroid levels and oxidative stress. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 152(2), pp.175-181.",2010,nonylphenol,L,mollusca,Dreissena polymorpha,soft tissues,"element/compound concentrations in sample, horomone levels, activity of GST,CATand GPX",Lake Maggiore,Italy,2008
"Marigómez, I., Zorita, I., Izagirre, U., Ortiz-Zarragoitia, M., Navarro, P., Etxebarria, N., Orbea, A., Soto, M. and Cajaraville, M.P., 2013. Combined use of native and caged mussels to assess biological effects of pollution through the integrative biomarker approach. Aquatic toxicology, 136, pp.32-48.",2013,"DDT, polychlorinated biphenyl, PCDD/F, mercury",L,mollusca,Mytilusgalloprovincialis,"whole organism, digestive gland, gonads","element/compound concentrations in sample, physiological tests",Basquecoast,Spain,2007
"González-Fernández, C., Albentosa, M., Campillo, J.A., Viñas, L., Fumega, J., Franco, A., Besada, V., González-Quijano, A. and Bellas, J., 2015. Influence of mussel biological variability on pollution biomarkers. Environmental research, 137, pp.14-31.",2015,"mercury, lead, cadmium, copper, zinc, arsenic, organochlorine",L,mollusca,Mytilus galloprovincialis,all soft tissues,"element/compound concentrations in sample, biomarker measurements",N-NW Spanish Atlantic coast,Spain,2012
"Woolgrove, C.E. and Woodin, S.J., 1996. Current and historical relationships between the tissue nitrogen content of a snowbed bryophyte and nitrogenous air pollution. Environmental pollution, 91(3), pp.283-288.",1996,nitrogenous air pollution,B,mosses,Kiaeria starkei,whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,"Cairngorm, Beinn McDuibh, Ben Lawers, Bidean nan Bian, Ben Nevis, Aonach Beag, Lochnagar,Ben Wyvis",Scottland,late 1800 and 1993
"Herpin, U., Markert, B., Weckert, V., Berlekamp, J., Friese, K., Siewers, U. and Lieth, H., 1997. Retrospective analysis of heavy metal concentrations at selected locations in the Federal Republic of Germany using moss material from a herbarium. Science of the Total Environment, 205(1), pp.1-12.",1997,"arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, nickel, lead, vanadium, zinc",B,mosses,"Hylocomium splendens, Pleurozium schrebeti, Scleropodium purum, Hypnum cupressifomz",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Germany,Germany,"1845-1901, 1903-1920, 1945-1974, 1991"
"Ochota, P. and Stebel, A., 2013. Preliminary studies on possibility of using the herbarium specimens of mosses in the assessment of heavy metal pollution in Katowice (Silesian Upland, Poland). Casopis slezskeho zemskeho muzea (A), 62(1), pp.59-64.",2013,"cadmium, lead",B,mosses,"Brachthecium rutabulum, Brachythecium salebrosum, Hypnum cupressiforme",whole organism,element/compound concentrations in sample,Katowice,Poland,"1990s, 2012"
"Szefer, P., Rokicki, J., Frelek, K., Skóra, K. and Malinga, M., 1998. Bioaccumulation of selected trace elements in lung nematodes, Pseudalius inflexus, of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in a Polish zone of the Baltic Sea. Science of the total environment, 220(1), pp.19-24.",1998,"cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, chromium, cobalt, manganese, iron",L,"nematoda, mammals","Pseudalius inflexus, Phocoena phocoena","whole organims (parasite), lung",element/compound concentrations in sample,Baltic Sea,,1995-1996
"Cebrian, E., Agell, G., Martí, R. and Uriz, M.J., 2006. Response of the Mediterranean sponge Chondrosia reniformis Nardo to copper pollution. Environmental Pollution, 141(3), pp.452-458.",2006,copper,L,porifera,Chondrosia reniformis,"whole organism, collagen","element/compound concentrations in sample, collagen fibrils content, ponge filtration rates",Blanes littoral ,Spain,2000s
"Caurant, F., Bustamante, P., Bordes, M. and Miramand, P., 1999. Bioaccumulation of cadmium, copper and zinc in some tissues of three species of marine turtles stranded along the French Atlantic coasts. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 38(12), pp.1085-1091.",1999,"cadmium, copper, zinc",L,reptiles,"Dermochelys coriacea, Caretta caretta,  Lepidochelys kempii","pectoral muscle, kidney, liver, heart, spleen, intestine, lungs, bladder",element/compound concentrations in sample,Gironde estuary,France,1990s
"Ray, S.N. and White, W.J., 1979. Equisetum arvense-an aquatic vascular plant as a biological monitor for heavy metal pollution. Chemosphere, 8(3), pp.125-128.",1979,"copper, zinc, cadmium, lead",L,sphenospids,Equisetum arvense,"roots, rhizomes",element/compound concentrations in sample,Northeastern New Brunswick,Canada,1976