Table of Contents
Preface
M. Munawar, O. Hänninen, S. Roy, N. Munawar, L. Kärenlampi, D. Brown
Opening address
Bioindicators in international environmental cooperation: A users view
H. Sisula
Foreword
J. Salanki
Section One: Biological Indicators
Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites in aquatic organisms
D. Warshawsky, J. Schneider, R. Reilman, K. LaDow, M. Radike, T. Cody, R. Grosser & R. Vestal
Utility and applicability of autotrophic picoplankton as bioindicators of ecosystem health
M. Munawar, I.F. Munawar & T. Weisse
Physiological and biochemical assessment of environmental stress in bryophytes and lichens
D.H. Brown
Macrophyte enzymes as indicators of aquatic pollution
S. Roy & O. Hänninen
The use of watermelon as an ozone indicator
B.S. Gimeno, J.M. Salleras, J.L. Porcuna, R.A. Reinert, D. Velissariou & A.W. Davison
The use of Aleppo pine, Pinus halepensis Mill as a bioindicator of ozone stress in Greece and Spain
A.W. Davison, D. Velissariou, J.D. Barnes, B. Gimeno & R. Inclan
Microscopic structures of conifer needles as a diagnostic tool in the field
S. Sutinen & L. Koivisto
Arboreal insects as indicators of air pollution effects on woody plants
J.K. Holopainen & J. Oksanen
Biphasic and combined effects of heavy metals on the periodic valve movements of the freshwater bivalve, Anodonta cygnea
J. Salánki
Cytochrome P450, monooxygenases, reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation, and glutathione in wild catch carp and trout liver – influence of three week cleaning period to obtain reference data for biomonitoring evaluation
W. Klinger, A. Barth, R. Glockner, E. Karge, M. Kretzschmar, D. Müller & F. Schiller
Section two: Global Overview
Atmospheric heavy metal deposition in Europe estimated by moss analysis
Å. Rühling
Biological monitoring in Latvia using moss and soil: Problems in the partitioning of anthropogenic and natural effects
G. Brumelis & O. Nikodemus
Biomonitoring in urban Slovakia by the accumulation of proline and inorganic elements in tree leaves
J. Supuka
The use of bioindication for estimation of pollution in forest ecosystesm of the Leningrad region
N.I. Goltsova & T.V. Vasina
The use of biomonitoring for ecological planning and ecological policy in agricultural settlements
J. Bohac, J. Kubes, R. Fuch & A. Curnova
Strategies for biomonitoring of workers exposed to pesticides
K. Savolainen & J. Kangas
Long-term biomonitoring of organochlorine and organotin compounds along the coast of Japan by the Japan Environmental Agency
M. Yasuno
Protocols for phytomonitoring in industrial areas in a tropical monsoonal region
S.B. Chaphekar
Section Three: General Assessment
Sequential elution procedures for establishing the cellular distribution patterns of metals in cryptogamic plants
D.H. Brown
Validation of the use of aquatic bioindicators by means of Reference Materials
R. Baudo, D. Rossi & Ph. Quevauviller
Cell biological methods in biomonitoring – Some aspects
A.K. Sharma
Biomonitoring of endotoxin in lead sensitized animal
L. Bertók
Thyroid function and biomonitoring of toxic effects (an in vivo model)
S.U. Nagy
Placental monooxygenase and conjugating activities of Altay newborns suffering from hemolytic jaundice
S.V. Kotelevtsev, V.V. Obraztsov, L.I. Stepanova, V.I. Brusovanic, J.N. Schoychet & O. Hänninen