Dr. Catherine  Mouneyrac
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Dr. Catherine Mouneyrac

Professor
Catholic West University, France


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Animal Physiology from Nantes University, France

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Biography

Dr. Catherine Mouneyrac is currently working as Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, and Professor of Ecotoxicology at Catholic West University, France. She has completed her Ph.D. in Animal Physiology from Nantes University, France. Her main area of interest focuses on Aquatic Ecotoxicology. Her area of expertise includes Ecotoxicology, Biomarkers, Invertebrates, Emerging Contaminants, Metals, Nanomaterials, Endocrine Disruptors, Microplastics, Oxidative-Stress, Marine Environment, Estuarine Environment, Salinity, Genotoxicity, Climate Change, Bivalves, Annelids, and Biomonitoring. She has published 58 research articles in international peer review journals and 14 book chapters contributed as author/co-author.

Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Ecotoxicology
62%
Biomarkers
90%
Invertebrates
75%
Nanomaterials
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Yung, M.M.N., C. Mouneyrac and K.M.Y. Leung, 2015. Ecotoxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles in the marine environment. In: Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Bhushan, B. (Ed.). Springer, Netherlands, pp 1-17.
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  2. Couderc, M., L. Poirier, A. Zalouk-Vergnoux, A. Kamari and I. Blanchet-Letrouve et al., 2015. Occurrence of POPs and other persistent organic contaminants in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from the Loire estuary, France. Sci. Total Environ., 505: 199-215.
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  3. Buffet, P.E., A. Zalouk-Vergnoux, L. Poirier, C. Lopes and C. Risso de Faverney et al., 2015. Cadmium sulfide quantum dots induce oxydative-stress and behavioural impairments in the marine clam Scrobicularia plana. Environ. Toxicol. Chem., 10.1002/etc.2967.
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  4. Bertrand, L., M.V. Monferran, I. Metais, C. Mouneyrac and M.V. Ame, 2015. MTs in Palaemonetes argentinus as potential biomarkers of zinc contamination in freshwaters. Ecol. Indicators, 48: 533-541.
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  5. Mouneyrac, C., P.E. Buffet, L. Poirier, A. Zalouk-Vergnoux and M. Guibbolini et al., 2014. Fate and effects of metal-based nanoparticles in two marine invertebrates, the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana and the annelid polychaete Hediste diversicolor. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 21: 7899-7912.
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  6. Couderc, M., A. Gandar, A. Kamari, Y. Allain and A. Zalouk-Vergnoux et al., 2014. Neurodevelopmental and behavioral effects of nonylphenol exposure during gestational and breastfeeding period on F1 rats. Neuro Toxicol., 44: 237-249.
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  7. Buffet, P.E., L. Poirier, A. Zalouk-Vergnoux, C. Lopes and J.C. Amiard et al., 2014. Biochemical and behavioural responses of the marine polychaete Hediste diversicolor to cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QDs): Waterborne and dietary exposure. Chemosphere, 100: 63-70.
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  8. Buffet, P.E., A. Zalouk-Vergnoux, A. Chatel, B. Berthet and I. Metais et al., 2014. A marine mesocosm study on the environmental fate of silver nanoparticles and toxicity effects on two endobenthic species: The ragworm Hediste diversicolor and the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana. Sci. Total Environ., 470: 1151-1159.
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  9. Blanchet-Letrouve, I., A. Zalouk-Vergnoux, A. Venisseau, M. Couderc and B. le Bizec et al., 2014. Dioxin-like, non-dioxin like PCB and PCDD/F contamination in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from the Loire estuarine continuum: Spatial and biological variabilities. Sci. Total Environ., 472: 562-571.
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  10. Tlili, S., L. Minguez, L. Giamberini, A. Geffard, H. Boussetta and C. Mouneyrac, 2013. Assessment of the health status of Donax trunculus from the Gulf of Tunis using integrative biomarker indices. Ecol. Indicators, 32: 285-293.
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  11. Tankoua, O.F., P.E. Buffet, J.C. Amiard, B. Berthet, C. Mouneyrac and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2013. Integrated assessment of estuarine sediment quality based on a multi-biomarker approach in the bivalve Scrobicularia plana. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 88: 117-125.
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  12. Sacchi, A., C. Mouneyrac, C. Bolognesi, A. Sciutto and P. Roggieri et al., 2013. Biomonitoring study of an estuarine coastal ecosystem, the Sacca di Goro lagoon, using Ruditapes philippinarum (Mollusca: Bivalvia). Environ. Pollut., 177: 82-89.
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  13. Mouneyrac, C., C. Durou and A. Pery, 2013. Consequences of energy metabolism impairments. In: Ecological Biomarkers: Indicators of Ecotoxicological Effects. A.T. Claude, J.C. Amiard and P.S. Rainbow, CRC Press, Boca Raton pp 307-326.
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  14. Joubert, Y., J.F. Pan, P.E. Buffet, P. Pilet and D. Gilliland et al., 2013. Subcellular localization of gold nanoparticles in the estuarine bivalve Scrobicularia plana after exposure through the water. Gold Bull., 46: 47-56.
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  15. Buffet, P.E., M. Richard, F. Caupos, A. Vergnoux and H. Perrein-Ettajani et al., 2013. A mesocosm study of fate and effects of CuO nanoparticles on endobenthic species (Scrobicularia plana, Hediste diversicolor). Environ. Sci. Technol., 47: 1620-1628.
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  16. Buffet, P.E., J.F. Pan, L. Poirier, C. Amiard-Triquet and J.C. Amiard et al., 2013. Biochemical and behavioural responses of the endobenthic bivalve Scrobicularia plana to silver nanoparticles in seawater and microalgal food. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 89: 117-124.
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  17. Blanchet-Letrouve, I., A.G. Lafont, L. Poirier, S. Baloche, A. Zalouk-Vergnoux, S. Dufour and C. Mouneyrac, 2013. Vg mRNA induction in an endangered fish species (Anguilla anguilla) from the Loire estuary (France). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 97: 103-113.
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  18. Amiard-Triquet, C., C. Mouneyrac and B. Berthet, 2013. Polychaetes in ecotoxicology In: Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology. Ferard, J.F. and C. Blaise, (Ed.). Springer, Netherlands, pp 893-908.
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  19. Amiard-Triquet, C., C. Cossu-Leguille and C. Mouneyrac, 2013. Biomarkers of defence, tolerance and ecological consequences. In: Ecological Ecological Biomarkers: Indicators of Ecotoxicological Effects. Claude, A.T., J.C. Amiard and P.S. Rainbow, CRC Press, Boca Raton pp 45-74.
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  20. Tankoua, O.F., P.E. Buffet, J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet and V. Meleder et al., 2012. Intersite variations of a battery of biomarkers at different levels of biological organisation in the estuarine endobenthic worm Nereis diversicolor (Polychaeta, Nereididae). Aquatic Toxicol., 114: 96-103.
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  21. Tankoua, O.F., C. Amiard-Triquet, F. Denis, C. Minier, C. Mouneyrac adn B. Berthet, 2012. Physiological status and intersex in the endobenthic bivalve Scrobicularia plana from thirteen estuaries in northwest France. Environ. Pollut., 167: 70-77.
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  22. Pan, J.F., P.E. Buffet, L. Poirier, C. Amiard-Triquet and D. Gilliland et al., 2012. Size dependent bioaccumulation and ecotoxicity of gold nanoparticles in an endobenthic invertebrate: The Tellinid clam Scrobicularia plana. Environ. Pollut., 168: 37-43.
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  23. Palais, F., O. Dedourge-Geffard, A. Beaudon, S. Pain-Devin and J. Trapp et al., 2012. One-year monitoring of core biomarker and digestive enzyme responses in transplanted zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Ecotoxicology, 21: 888-905.
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  24. Metais, I., E.M. Ekouma, R. Ngpan, S. Planes and C. Mouneyrac, 2012. Oxidative stress responses and biological indices in the giant clam Tridacna maxima and the reef fish Epinephelus merra from the French Polynesian Moorea Island. Marine Pollut. Bull., 64: 2233-2237.
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  25. Khati, W., K. Ouali, C. Mouneyrac and A. Banaoui, 2012. Metallothioneins in aquatic invertebrates: Their role in metal detoxification and their use in biomonitoring. Energy Procedia, 18: 784-794.
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  26. Gillet, P., M. Mouloud, C. Mouneyrac, P. Simo and F. Gilbert, 2012. Bioturbation activity of Nereis diversicolor (O.F. Muller, 1776), (Polychaeta, Nereididae) from the Loire estuary, France. Open Marine Biol. J., 6: 53-56.
  27. Buffet, P.E., C. Amiard-Triquet, A. Dybowska, C. Risso-de Faverney M. Guibbolini, E. Valsami-Jones and C. Mouneyrac, 2012. Fate of isotopically labeled zinc oxide nanoparticles in sediment and effects on two endobenthic species, the clam Scrobicularia plana and the ragworm Hediste diversicolor. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 84: 191-198.
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  28. Tlili, S., I. Metais, N. Ayache, H. Boussetta and C. Mouneyrac, 2011. Is the reproduction of Donax trunculus affected by their sites of origin contrasted by their level of contamination? Chemosphere, 84: 1362-1370.
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  29. Tankoua, O.F., P.E. Buffet, J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet, C. Mouneyrac and B. Berthet, 2011. Potential influence of confounding factors (size, salinity) on biomarkers in the sentinel species Scrobicularia plana used in programmes monitoring estuarine quality. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 18: 1253-1263.
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  30. Palais, F., C. Mouneyrac, O. Dedourge-Geffard, L. Giamberini, S. Biagianti-Risbourg and A. Geffard, 2011. Reproductive and energy reserves cycles in transplanted zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Chemosphere, 83: 1062-1073.
  31. Buffet, P.E., O.F. Tankoua, J.F. Pan, D. Berhanu and C. Herrenknecht et al., 2011. Behavioural and biochemical responses of two marine invertebrates Scrobicularia plana and Hediste diversicolor to copper oxide nanoparticles. Chemosphere, 84: 166-174.
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  32. Bottero, J.Y., M. Auffan, J. Rose, C. Mouneyrac and C. Botta et al., 2011. Manufactured metal and Metal-oxide nanoparticles: Properties and perturbing mechanisms of their biological activity in ecosystems. Comptes Rendus Geosci., 343: 168-176.
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  33. Tlili, S., I. Metais, H. Boussetta and C. Mouneyrac, 2010. Linking changes at sub-individual and population levels in Donax trunculus: Assessment of marine stress. Chemosphere, 81: 692-700.
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  34. Nunez-Nogueira, G., C. Mouneyrac, A. Muntz and L. Fernandez-Bringas, 2010. Metallothionein-like proteins and energy reserve levels after Ni and Pb exposure in the Pacific white prawn Penaeus vannamei. J. Toxicol., 10.1155/2010/407360.
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  35. Mouneyrac, C., H. Perrein-Ettajani and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2010. The use of fitness, reproduction, and burrowing behaviour of the polychaete Nereis diversicolor in the assessment of estuarine sediment quality. Environ. Pollut., 158: 121-128.
  36. Kalman, J., P.E. Buffet, J.C. Amiard, F. Denis, C. Mouneyrac and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2010. Assessment of the influence of confounding factors (weight, salinity) on the response of biomarkers in the estuarine polychaete Nereis diversicolor. Biomarkers, 15: 461-469.
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  37. Boldina-Cosqueric, I., J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet, O. Dedourge-Geffard and I. Metais et al., 2010. Biochemical, physiological and behavioural markers in the endobenthic bivalve Scrobicularia plana as tools for the assessment of estuarine sediment quality. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 73: 1733-1741.
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  38. Kalman, J., F. Palais, J.C. Amiard, C. Mouneyrac, A. Muntz, J. Blasco, I. Riba and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2009. Assessment of the health status of populations of the common ragworm Nereis diversicolor using biomarkers at different levels of biological organisation. Marine Ecol. Prog. Ser., 393: 55-67.
  39. Bergayou, H., C. Mouneyrac, J. Pellerin and A. Moukrim, 2009. Oxidative stress responses in bivalves (Scrobicularia plana, Cerastoderma edule) from the Oued Souss estuary (Morocco). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 72: 765-769.
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  40. Mouneyrac, C., S. Linot, J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet and I. Metais et al., 2008. Biological indices, energy reserves, steroid hormones and sexual maturity in the infaunal bivalve Scrobicularia plana from three sites differing by their level of contamination. General Compar. Endocrinol., 157: 133-141.
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  41. Durou, C., C. Mouneyrac and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2008. Environmental quality assessment in estuarine ecosystems: Use of biometric measurements and fecundity of the ragworm Nereis diversicolor (Polychaeta, Nereididae). Water Res., 42: 2157-2165.
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  42. Quiniou, F., G. Damiens, M. Gnassia-Barelli, A. Geffard, C. Mouneyrac, H. Budzinski and M. Romeo, 2007. Marine water quality assessment using transplanted oyster larvae. Environ. Int., 33: 27-33.
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  43. Durou, C., L. Poirier, J.C. Amiard, H. Budzinski and M. Gnassia-Barelli et al., 2007. Biomonitoring in a clean and a multi-contaminated estuary based on biomarkers and chemical analyses in the endobenthic worm Nereis diversicolor. Environ. Pollut., 148: 445-458.
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  44. Durou, C., B.D. Smith, M. Romeo, P.S. Rainbow and C. Mouneyrac et al., 2007. From biomarkers to population responses in Nereis diversicolor: Assessment of stress in estuarine ecosystems. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 66: 402-411.
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  45. Durou, C. and C. Mouneyrac, 2007. Linking steroid hormone levels to sexual maturity index and energy reserves in Nereis diversicolor from clean and polluted estuaries. General Compar. Endocrinol., 150: 106-113.
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  46. Nunez-Nogueira, G., C. Mouneyrac, J.C. Amiard and P.S. Rainbow, 2006. Subcellular distribution of zinc and cadmium in the hepatopancreas and gills of the decapod crustacean Penaeus indicus. Marine Biol., 150: 197-211.
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  47. Mouneyrac, C., J. Pellerin, A. Moukrim, A.A. Alla, C. Durou and N. Viault, 2006. In situ relationship between energy reserves and steroid hormone levels in Nereis diversicolor (OF Muller) from clean and contaminated sites. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safety, 65: 181-187.
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  48. Damiens, G., C. Mouneyrac, F. Quiniou, E. His, M. Gnassia-Barelli and M. Romeo, 2006. Metal bioaccumulation and metallothionein concentrations in larvae of Crassostrea gigas. Environ. Pollut., 140: 492-499.
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  49. Alla, A.A., C. Mouneyrac, C. Durou, A. Moukrim and J. Pellerin, 2006. Tolerance and biomarkers as useful tools for assessing environmental quality in the Oued Souss estuary (Bay of Agadir, Morocco). Compar. Biochem. Physiol. Part C: Toxicol. Pharmacol., 143: 23-29.
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  50. Durou, C., C. Mouneyrac and C. Amiard‐Triquet, 2005. Tolerance to metals and assessment of energy reserves in the polychaete Nereis diversicolor in clean and contaminated estuaries. Environ. Toxicol., 20: 23-31.
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  51. Berthet, B., C. Mouneyrac, T. Perez and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2005. Metallothionein concentration in sponges (Spongia officinalis) as a biomarker of metal contamination. Compar. Biochem. Physiol. Part C: Toxicol. Pharmacol., 141: 306-313.
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  52. Mouneyrac, C., O. Mastain, J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet and P. Beaunier et al., 2003. Trace-metal detoxification and tolerance of the estuarine worm Hediste diversicolor chronically exposed in their environment. Marine Biol., 143: 731-744.
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  53. Berthet, B., C. Mouneyrac, J.C. Amiard, Y. Berthelot P.S. , Rainbow and B.D. Smith, 2003. Response to metals of the polychaete annelid Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor, a key species in estuarine and coastal sediments. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol., 45: 468-478.
  54. Mouneyrac, C., J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet, A. Cottier, P.S. Rainbow and B.D. Smith, 2002. Partitioning of accumulated trace metals in the talitrid amphipod crustacean Orchestiagammarellus: A cautionary tale on the use of metallothionein-like proteins as biomarkers. Aquatic Toxicol., 57: 225-242.
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  55. Mouneyrac, C., C. Amiard-Triquet and J.C. Amiard, 2001. Metallothionein concentrations in crabs (Pachygrapsus marmoratus) sampled from a metal-rich estuary during or beyond the reproductive period. Compar. Biochem. Physiol., 129: 193-209.
  56. Geffard, A., C. Amiard-Triquet, J.C. Amiard and C. Mouneyrac, 2001. Temporal variations of metallothionein and metal concentrations in the digestive gland of oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from a clean and a metal-rich site. Biomarkers, 6: 91-107.
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  57. Mouneyrac, C., A. Geffard, J.C. Amiard and C. Amiard-Triquet, 2000. Metallothionein-like proteins in Macoma balthica: effects of metal exposure and natural factors. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 57: 34-42.
  58. Legras, S., C. Mouneyrac, J.C. Amiard, C. Amiard-Triquet and P.S. Rainbow, 2000. Changes in metallothionein concentrations in response to variation in natural factors (salinity, sex, weight) and metal contamination in crabs from a metal-rich estuary. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 246: 259-279.
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