Abstract In 2005, the European Commission funded the NORMAN project to promote a
permanent network of reference laboratories and research centers, including academia …

The aim of ecotoxicology is to study toxic effects on constituents of ecosystems, with the
protection goal being populations and communities rather than individual organisms. In this …

Water is a vital resource for natural ecosystems and human life, and assuring a high quality
of water and protecting it from chemical contamination is a major societal goal in the …

Abstract Effect-based methods including cell-based bioassays, reporter gene assays and
whole-organism assays have been applied for decades in water quality monitoring and …

How can data on the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in
the environment and the quality of ecosystems exposed to PPCPs be used to determine …

rationale of the study Three steroidal estrogens, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), 17β-estradiol
(E2), estrone (E1), and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), diclofenac have …

Bioassays are particularly useful tools to link the chemical and ecological assessments in
water quality monitoring. Different methods cover a broad range of toxicity mechanisms in …

Toxicity monitoring of environmental pollutants especially petroleum hydrocarbons as
priority pollutants is an important environmental issue. This study addresses a rapid …

ABSTRACT A plethora of in vitro bioassays are developed in the context of chemical risk
assessment and clinical diagnostics to test effects on different biological processes. Such …

Endocrine-active substances can adversely impact the aquatic ecosystems. A special
emphasis is laid, among others, on the effects of estrogens and estrogen mimicking …