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Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005 Volume 1 - Toxicity Test Methods

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateurs : Blaise Christian, Férard Jean-François

Couverture de l’ouvrage Small-scale Freshwater Toxicity Investigations
Developed, developing and emerging economies worldwide are collectively contributing multiple stresses on aquatic ecosystems by the release of numerous contaminants. This in turn demands that basic toxicological information on their potential to harm living species be available. Hence, environmental protection programs aimed at preserving water quality must have access to comprehensive toxicity screening tools and strategies that can be applied reliably and universally. While a good number of toxicity testing procedures and hazard assessment approaches have been published in the scientific literature over the past decades, many are wanting in that insufficient detail is available for users to be able to fully understand the test method or scheme and to be able to reproduce it successfully. Even standardized techniques published in recognized international standard organization documents are often lacking in thoroughness and minutiae. Paucity of information relating to biological test methods may be consequent and trigger several phenomena including generation of invalid data and resulting toxicity measurements, erroneous interpretation and decision-taking with regards to a particular chemical or environmental issue, or simply abandonment of testing procedures. Clearly, improperly documented toxicity testing methods can be detrimental to their promotion and use, as they open the doorway to unnecessary debate and criticism as to their raison d?être. Furthermore, this situation can indirectly contribute to delaying, minimizing or eliminating their application, thereby curtailing the important role toxicity testing plays in the overall protection and conservation of aquatic ecosystems.
Overview of Contemporary Toxicity Testing.- Toxicity test methods.- Microtox® Acute Toxicity Test.- Solid-Phase Test for Sediment Toxicity Using the Luminescent Bacterium, Vibrio Fischeri.- Algal Microplate Toxicity Test.- Algal Toxicity Test.- Microalgal Toxicity Tests Using Flow Cytometry.- Algal Microplate Toxicity Test Suitable for Heavy Metals.- Lemna Minor Growth Inhibition Test.- Spirotox Test — Spirostomum Ambiguum Acute Toxicity Test.- Rotifer Ingestion Test for Rapid Assessment of Toxicity.- Acute and Chronic Toxicity Testing with Daphnia Sp..- Hydra Population Reproduction Toxicity Test Method.- Amphipod (Hyalella Azteca) Solid-Phase Toxicity Test Using High Water-Sediment Ratios.- Chironomus Riparius Solid-Phase Assay.- Acute Toxicity Assessment of Liquid Samples with Primary Cultures of Rainbow Trout Hepatocytes.- Rainbow Trout Gill Cell Line Microplate Cytotoxicity Test.

Christian Blaise, D.Sc., is a senior research scientist at the Saint-Lawrence Centre, Environment Canada, Québec Region, where he heads the Aquatic Toxicology Unit (ATU), River Ecosystems Research Section. He also holds an adjunct professor status at UQAR (Université du Québec à Rimouski) where he contributes to teaching and (co)directs graduate students in the field of ecotoxicology. ATU strives to develop, validate, standardize, modernize (and promote the commercialization of) bioanalytical and biomarker techniques, making use of new instrumental technologies whenever possible, in order to determine the potential (geno)toxicity of chemicals and various types of environmental matrices (e.g., effluents, sediments, pore/surface waters). ATU research output provides practical tools and approaches which facilitate decision-making for environmental management of aquatic ecosystems such as the Saint-Lawrence River. ATU also provides (inter)national technology transfer to interested professionals and agencies and promotes graduate student training by co-directing applied research projects with university collaborators.

Dr. Blaise obtained university diplomas from the U. of Montréal (B.A., 1967: biology and chemistry), U. of Ottawa (B.Sc., 1970: cell biology; M.Sc., 1973: environmental microbiology) and U. of Metz (D.Sc., 1984: ecotoxicology). He is a member of the editorial board for two scientific journals (Environmental Toxicology; Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety) and holds membership in both the biologists’ (Association des Biologistes du Québec) and microbiologists’ (Association des Microbiologistes du Québec) associations of the province of Québec. He regularly attends and makes presentations during major venues held in the field of ecotoxicology (SETAC: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; SECOTOX: Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; ATW-Canada: Aquatic Toxicity Workshop-Canada;ISTA: Internationa

Both Volumes 1 and 2 feature a broad review on toxicity testing applications, as well as a complete glossary of scientific/technical terms employed by editors/contributors in their respective chapters The volumes include a broad review on toxicity testing applications, comprehensive small-scale toxicity test methods (Volume 1) and Hazard assessment schemes (Volume 2) presented in a designated template that was followed by all contributors, and a complete glossary of scientific/technical terms employed by editors/contributors in their respective chapters

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