In situ bioassays are becoming very popular for laboratory test validation and field
extrapolation. Natural conditions, including environmental variables, affect the “behavior” of …

Ecotoxicity assessment is usually done by classical tests under controlled conditions.
However, field situations may not be accurately predicted by laboratory testing. In situ testing …

Soil contamination can be one path for streams and groundwater contamination. As a
complement of chemical analysis and total contaminants determination, bioassays can …

Purpose The toxicity of 36 dredged sediments from the Czech Republic was investigated
using a large battery of bioassays. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of …

The interest in the ecological relevance of risk assessments and, thus, in in situ bioassays
has been increasing in the last years. The present study developed a time-and cost-effective …

In vivo bioassays are frequently used to assess the ecotoxicological risks of contaminated
sediments. For quality assurance purposes, these bioassays are accompanied by reference …

The purpose of this study was to develop an in situ sediment bioassay chamber and
respective procedures, suitable for performing toxicity bioassays with benthic invertebrates …

Purpose Basing decisions for the management of contaminated sediments on
ecotoxicological data is still often met with skepticism by European stakeholders. These …

This article reviews the methodological approaches currently used to assess the potential
toxicity of aquatic sediments. In the past, the main use of in situ tests has been the field …

Benthic metazoans play a key role as test organisms in toxicity analyses of aquatic
ecosystems. This report gives an overview of the species of benthic metazoans used for the …