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.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Chemical analysis of air and water - p. 21 3. 3. Historical development of bioassays - p. 41 4. 4. Regulations, political and societal aspects, toxicity limits - p. 51 5. 5. Image analysis for bioassays – the basics - p. 69 6. 6. Growing algal biomass using wastes - p. 99 7. 7. Toxicity testing using the marine macroalga Ulva pertusa: Method development and application - p. 119 8. 8. Pigments - p. 143 9. 9. Photosynthesis assessed by chlorophyll fluorescence - p. 169 10. 10. Ecotox - p. 199 11. 11. Daphniatox - p. 221 12. 12. Bioluminescence systems in environmental biosensors - p. 241 13. 13. Image processing for bioassays - p. 263 14. 14. Express detection of water pollutants by photoelectric recording from algal cell suspensions - p. 289 15. 15. Fish - p. 309 16. 16. Bioassays for solar UV radiation - p. 331 17. 17. A comparison of commonly used and commercially available bioassays for aquatic ecosystems - p. 347 18. 18. Ecotoxicological monitoring of wastewater - p. 369 19. 19. Marine toxicology: Assays and perspectives for developing countries - p. 387 20. 20. Applications for the real environment - p. 403 21. 21. Environmental monitoring using bioassays - p. 419 22. Index - p. 439
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.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. 2. Chemical analysis of air and water - p. 21 3. 3. Historical development of bioassays - p. 41 4. 4. Regulations, political and societal aspects, toxicity limits - p. 51 5. 5. Image analysis for bioassays – the basics - p. 69 6. 6. Growing algal biomass using wastes - p. 99 7. 7. Toxicity testing using the marine macroalga Ulva pertusa: Method development and application - p. 119 8. 8. Pigments - p. 143 9. 9. Photosynthesis assessed by chlorophyll fluorescence - p. 169 10. 10. Ecotox - p. 199 11. 11. Daphniatox - p. 221 12. 12. Bioluminescence systems in environmental biosensors - p. 241 13. 13. Image processing for bioassays - p. 263 14. 14. Express detection of water pollutants by photoelectric recording from algal cell suspensions - p. 289 15. 15. Fish - p. 309 16. 16. Bioassays for solar UV radiation - p. 331 17. 17. A comparison of commonly used and commercially available bioassays for aquatic ecosystems - p. 347 18. 18. Ecotoxicological monitoring of wastewater - p. 369 19. 19. Marine toxicology: Assays and perspectives for developing countries - p. 387 20. 20. Applications for the real environment - p. 403 21. 21. Environmental monitoring using bioassays - p. 419 22. Index - p. 439
