FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY, vol.46, no.12, pp.3770-3773, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
The cosmopolitan genus Artemia occurs both in saline or hypersaline waters and Artemia species are sensitive indicator organisms for environmental contamination. Scientists propose that the brine shrimp (Artemia) is a very suitable candidate for the development of identifying chemicals with adverse effects in aquatic ecosystems.