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Download or read book A Rapid Bioassay Using the Green Algae Selenastrum Capricornutum to Screen for Toxicity in St Lawrence River Sediment Elutriates written by P. Ross and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A toxicity bioassay using the green algae Selenastrum capricornutum and measuring inhibition of photosynthetic 14 CO2 assimilation is described. The essential test specifications are: experimental vessel: 16 mL test tubes; exposure and incubation times: 20 + 4 h; dilution water: demineralized H2O; algal cell density: 1.9 x 10 5 cells/ mL: radioactivity: 0.072 UCi/mL, as Na2(H14CO3)2; nutrient enrichment: 1 mL of 10X PAAP medium; and, isotope partitioning: acidification and bubbling. The resulting method is rapid, sensitive, and reliable (cv

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Download or read book Functional Testing of Aquatic Biota for Estimating Hazards of Chemicals written by J. Cairns Jr and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the trophic status of a community can alter the bioavailability and toxic effects of contaminants; Use of Vollenweider-OECD modeling to evaluate aquatic ecosystem functioning; Chemically induced community responses in a compartmentalized microcosm assessed by multidimensional state space transitions; Microbial enzyme activities, potential use for monitoring decomposition processes; Use of microbial colonization parameters as a measure of functional response in aquatic ecosystems; A rapid bioassay using the green alga Selenastrum capricornutum to screen for toxicity in St. Lawrence River sediment elutriates; Effects of complex effluents on photosynthesis in Lake Erie and Lake Huron; State changes in laboratory microecosystems in response to chemicals from three structural groups; An in situ system for evaluating effects of toxicants on the metabolism of littoral communities; Environmental chemicals and biomembranes, kinetics of uptake and influence on membrane functions; Developing a portable automated biomonitoring system for aquatic hazard evaluation; Effects of complex effluents from the river raisin on zooplankton grazing in Lake Erie; Fish behavioral assessment of pollutants; Use of freshwater macroinvertebrates microcosms in the impact evaluation of toxic wastes; Pollution induced community tolerance, a new ecotoxicological tool.

Download or read book Functional Testing of Aquatic Biota for Estimating Hazards of Chemicals Volume 988 written by J. Cairns Jr and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the trophic status of a community can alter the bioavailability and toxic effects of contaminants; Use of Vollenweider-OECD modeling to evaluate aquatic ecosystem functioning; Chemically induced community responses in a compartmentalized microcosm assessed by multidimensional state space transitions; Microbial enzyme activities, potential use for monitoring decomposition processes; Use of microbial colonization parameters as a measure of functional response in aquatic ecosystems; A rapid bioassay using the green alga Selenastrum capricornutum to screen for toxicity in St. Lawrence River sediment elutriates; Effects of complex effluents on photosynthesis in Lake Erie and Lake Huron; State changes in laboratory microecosystems in response to chemicals from three structural groups; An in situ system for evaluating effects of toxicants on the metabolism of littoral communities; Environmental chemicals and biomembranes, kinetics of uptake and influence on membrane functions; Developing a portable automated biomonitoring system for aquatic hazard evaluation; Effects of complex effluents from the river raisin on zooplankton grazing in Lake Erie; Fish behavioral assessment of pollutants; Use of freshwater macroinvertebrates microcosms in the impact evaluation of toxic wastes; Pollution induced community tolerance, a new ecotoxicological tool.