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"Bioassays: Advanced Methods and Applications provides a thorough understanding of the applications of bioassays in monitoring toxicity in aquatic ecosystems. It reviews the newest tests and applications in discovering compounds and toxins in the environment, covering all suitable organisms, fr...
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Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam, Netherlands : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: |
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128118610 |
| Summary: |
"Bioassays: Advanced Methods and Applications provides a thorough understanding of the applications of bioassays in monitoring toxicity in aquatic ecosystems. It reviews the newest tests and applications in discovering compounds and toxins in the environment, covering all suitable organisms, from bacteria, to microorganisms, to higher plants, including invertebrates and vertebrates. By learning about newer tests, water pollution control testing can be less time and labor consuming, and less expensive. This book will be helpful for anyone working in aquatic environments or those who need an introduction to ecotoxicology or bioassays, from investigators, to technicians and students. Features chapters written by internationally renowned researchers in the field, all actively involved in the development and application of bioassays. Gives the reader an understanding of the advantages and deficiencies of available tests. Addresses the problem of understanding the impact of toxins in an aquatic environment and how to assess them." |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 459 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780128118900 0128118903 |
| Index Number: | QH90 |
| CLC: | TU991.21 |
| Contents: |
Introduction / Chemical analysis of air and water / Historical development of bioassays / Regulations, political and societal aspects, toxicity limits / Image analysis for bioassays: The basics / Growing algal biomass using wastes / Toxicity testing using the marine macroalga Ulva pertusa: Method development and application / Pigments / Photosynthesis assessed by chlorophyll fluourescence / Ecotox / Daphniatox / Bioluminescence systems in environmental biosensors / Image processing for bioassays / Express detection of water pollutants by photoelectric recording from algal cell suspensions / Fish / Bioassays for solar UV radiation / A comparison of commonly used and commercially available bioassays for aquatic ecosystems / Ecotoxicological monitoring of wastewater / Marine toxicology: Assays and perspectives for developing countries / Applications for the real environment / Environmental monitoring using bioassays / |