New Microbiotests for Routine Toxicity Screening and Biomonitoring

this Special Volume Is The Output Of The `international Symposium On New Microbiotests For Routine Toxicity Screening And Biomonitoring - Development - Applications - Cost-effectiveness' Which Was Organized In June 1998 In Brno, Czech Republic. It Comprises 60 Original And Peer-reviewed Papers Selected From Over 100 Oral And Poster Presentations Given During This Meeting By Scientists From Many Countries Worldwide.
Features:

  • latest Overview And State Of The Art Of Microscale Bioassays With Special Emphasis On Their Application In Various Domains Of Environmental Contamination;
  • reviews On Toxicity Testing With Microbiotests In A Regulatory Framework;
  • description And Application Of Microbiotests With Lethal And Sublethal Test Criteria, And Of Their Sensitivity In Comparison With Conventional Bioassays;
  • detailed Reports On Investigations With Small-scale Toxicity Tests On Natural Waters, Wastes, Contaminated Air, Soils And Sediments, Specific Chemicals And Biotoxins;
  • application Of New Microbiotests For Mutagenicity And Genotoxicity Screening;
  • critical Evaluation Of The Potential Of Specific Microbiotests As Alternatives To Conventional Toxicity Tests.

Name in long format: New Microbiotests for Routine Toxicity Screening and Biomonitoring
ISBN-10: 0306464063
ISBN-13: 9780306464065
Book pages: 210
Book language: en
Edition: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Springer
Dimensions: Height: 9.21 Inches, Length: 6.14 Inches, Weight: 4.739938633 Pounds, Width: 1.25 Inches

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