Bioassays: Advanced Methods and Applications

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 bioassaysGives the reader an understanding of the advantages and deficiencies of available testsAddresses the problem of understanding the impact of toxins in an aquatic environment and how to assess them

1. Introduction 2. Chemical analysis 3. Short view on the historical development 4. Regulations, political and societal aspects, toxicity limits 5. Technology of image analysis for bioassays 6. Algae 7. Other commercially available bioassays 8. Plant Pigments 9. PAM fluorescence 10. Ecotox 11. Daphniatox 12. Imaging based bioassays (Lemnatox) 13. Fish 14. Mammals 15. Insects worms etc. 16. Plant and animal cells 17. Environmental Monitoring 18. Use of bioassays to monitor toxicity and pollution in drinking water 19. Application of bioassays for polluted freshwater ecosystems 20. Bioassays to determine solar UV radiation 21. Terrestrial 22. Marine toxicology: assays and perspectives for developing countries 23. Conclusion