“…Moreover, these species tend to accumulate different classes of chemical compounds and are suitable for monitoring metals, agrochemical compounds, urban pollutants, and electromagnetic exposure [Berger and Dallinger, ; Gomot de Vaufleury and Pihan, ; Snyman et al, ; Beeby and Richmond, ; Viard et al, ; Regoli et al, ]. The comet assay has been already used on terrestrial gastropods of the same genus [Regoli et al, ; Ianistcki et al, ; Leffa et al, ; Itziou et al, ]. Some studies reporting changes in DNA caused by contaminants have indicated that DNA damage detected by the comet assay [(Rahman et al, ; Nigro et al, ; Regoli et al, ; Clement et al, ] represents a meaningful biomarker in ecotoxicologic studies using these organisms.…”