Focusing on state-of-the-art biological testing and methods used for aquatic ecosystem health assessment, Ecotoxicological Testing of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems evaluates the latest bioassay techniques and different types of water and sediment quality assessments. The book also explores multi-tiered approaches to making recommendations for the preservation, enhancement, and restoration of ecosystem functions as well as risk perception and communication strategies for investigators, policy makers, government agencies, and the public.
Table of Contents
Editorial
M. Munawar
Foreword
G. Dave
Preface
P. den Besten and M. Munawar
Toxicity tests in sediment quality assessments
S. Ireland and K. Ho
Bioassays and tiered approaches for monitoring surface water quality and effluents
M. Tonkes, P. den Besten and D. Leverett
Biomarkers in environmental assessments
R. van der Oost, C. Porte-Visa and N. van den Brink
Molecular methods for gene expression analysis: ecotoxicological applications
A. Lange, M. Maras and W.M. De Coen
Bioassays, and biosensors; capturing biology in a nutshell
B. van der Burg and A. Brouwer
Satellite remote sensing in marine ecosystem assessments
T. Pritchard and K. Koop
Risk perception and public communication of aquatic ecosystem assessment information
M. Reiss and L. Pelstring
Ecotoxicological testing of marine and freshwater ecosystems: Synthesis and recommendations
P. den Besten and M. Munawar