ABSTRACT
Bioassays are among the ecotoxicologist's most effective weapons in the evaluation of water quality and the assessment of ecological impacts of effluents, chemicals, discharges, and emissions on the aquatic environment. Information on these assessment aids is needed throughout the international scientific and environmental management community. This comprehensive reference provides an excellent overview of the small-scale aquatic bioassay techniques and applications currently in use around the world.
This special volume is the result of several years of collaboration between Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Internationally recognized research scientists at many institutions have contributed to this state-of-the-art examination of the exciting, environmentally important field of microscale testing in aquatic toxicology.
Microscale Testing in Aquatic Toxicology contains over forty chapters covering relevant principles, new techniques and recent advancements, and applications in scientific research, environmental management, academia, and the private sector.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1
Introduction
chapter 1|9 pages
Microscale Testing in Aquatic Toxicology: Introduction, Historical Perspective, and Context
part 2|84 pages
Microscale Testing at Various Biological and Phylogenetic Levels
part 1_1|46 pages
Tissue Culture Assays
chapter 7|16 pages
The Use of Fish Cells in the Toxicological Evaluation of Environmental Contaminants
part 1_2|112 pages
Bacteria
chapter 15|18 pages
Measurement of Microbial Exoenzyme Activity in Sediments for Environmental Impact Assessment
part 1_4|68 pages
Algae and Microalgae
chapter 20|10 pages
Development and First Validation of a “Stock-Culture Free” Algal Microbiotest:The Algaltoxkit
part 2_5|37 pages
Protozoa
chapter 22|12 pages
Development of a Protozoan Chemoattraction Inhibition Assay for Evaluating Toxicity of Aquatic Pollutants
part 2_6|118 pages
Invertebrates
chapter 24|10 pages
Utility and Practical Considerations for In Vitro Developmental Toxicity Testing: Hydra and FETAX Assays
chapter 26|11 pages
The Use of Larvae and Small Species of Polychaetes in Marine Toxicological Testing
chapter 27|13 pages
Development of a Canadian Marine Toxicity Test for Whole Sediments Using Cultured Spionid Polychaetes
chapter 30|13 pages
Development and Validation of Toxkit Microbiotests with Invertebrates, in Particular Crustaceans
chapter 32|12 pages
Physiological Dysfunction in Estuarine Mysids and Larval Decapods with Chronic Pesticide Exposure
part 2_7|43 pages
Teleosts and Amphibians
part 2_8|36 pages
Multitrophic Assessment in Practice
chapter 37|9 pages
Correspondence of a Microscale Toxicity Test to Responses to Toxicants in Natural Systems
part 3|87 pages
Validation, Applications, and Training with Microscale Testing
chapter 39|16 pages
The Influence of Particle Size, Ammonia, and Sulfide on Toxicity of Dredged Materials for Ocean Disposal
chapter 41|15 pages
The Development, Validation, and Analysis of Salmonella Mutagenicity Test Methods for Environmental Situations
chapter 42|24 pages
Investigating the Sources and Fate of Genotoxic Substances in Aquatic Ecosystems with the SOS Chromotest
chapter 43|13 pages
The Development and Application of Sediment Toxicity Tests for Regulatory Purposes
part 4|5 pages
Conclusions and Future Directions