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 …

Aquatic toxicology is the study of the effects of manufactured chemicals and other
anthropogenic and natural materials and activities on aquatic organisms at various levels of …

This important volume-the product of a meeting of a select group of scientists-provides the
most recent research results from the world's leaders in the study of toxic pollutants in …

The basic aim of this work is (1) to review, present and discuss practically useful
(operational) bioindicators for sustainable coastal management,(2) to motivate the selection …

Soils are receptacles for a wide range of hazardous chemicals generated by human
activities. Whether or not this contamination is deliberate, accurate toxicity assessments are …

Tolerance to copper and zinc in the polychaete Nereis diversicolor is inherited. This makes it
possible to use the occurrence of metal tolerant individuals to map the ecological impact of …

Most studies that aim at assessing the effects of pesticides on soil organisms or soil
ecosystem processes are related to a single species of organism or soil process. Such …

The feeding rate and mortality of the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex L., a common
benthic detritivore, were measured during four trials of an in situ bioassay. The Gammarus …

The effects of chemicals on particular species or groups of soil organisms, dynamic soil
processes, and whole soil systems in microcosms have all been used to evaluate the …

Short‐term, single‐species toxicity tests are used to identify, regulate and monitor the
discharge of problem effluents into receiving ecosystems. The ability of single‐species tests …