title: The role of aquatic toxicity tests in predicting and monitoring pollution effects.
abstract: The complementary role of aquatic toxicity tests in relation to other forms of pollution assessment is discussed. These tests may be predictive and designed to estimate hazard, or used for monitoring waters to assess compliance with standards. The effects of pollutants are significantly modified by certain water quality characteristics and by a variety of biological factors. The latter, particularly those causing physiological stress, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Biology, University of Wales Institute of Science & Technology, Cardiff, U.K.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pascoe
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000139:chemically induced; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical