Use of in vitro assays as screening tool to characterize contamination of a variety of
environmental matrices has become an increasingly popular and powerful toolbox in the …

The planar polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) 3, 3′, 4, 4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl (TCB) causes
dose-dependent induction and post-transcriptional suppression of hepatic cytochrome P450 …

The present review describes international activities using bioassays/biomarkers in
combination with chemical analysis to measure the effects of dioxin and dioxin-like …

The ethoxy resorufin dealkylase (EROD) inducing potency of 10 polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) is measured in the H4IIE in vitro bioassay and the results are …

The relative CYP1A induction potencies, determined as ethoxyresorufin‐O‐deethylase
(EROD) activity, and the cytotoxicities of 19 compounds with one to six benzene rings …

There have been several case studies of the impact of chemical contaminants on birds at the
level of individuals or populations. While many of the chemicals involved in these incidents …

The presence of toxic chemical contaminants in some marine organisms, including those
consumed by humans, is well known. Monitoring the levels of such contaminants and their …

Historically, the colonial, fish-eating water birds of the Great Lakes have been exposed to a
number of toxic, synthetic, halogenated compounds. 1-10 These exposures have resulted in …

Deformities have been reported in many species of colonial waterbirds from several
localities on the Laurentian Great Lakes. The hypothesis that deformities were caused by …

In vitro bioassays, more recently referred to as “bioanalytical tools” in an attempt to
emphasize their analytical purpose rather than the uncertain relation to adverse health …