title: Toxicology of water.
abstract: To protect the quality of water from toxic pollutants for the health of humans and the environment, two approaches are generally applied in the field of toxicology to predict the effects of pollutants and to monitor the toxic pollutants in water. Here we provide our perspective on state-of-the-art methods to develop water quality criteria and the use of molecular techniques for monitoring water quality. Emphasized is the recent development and application of cell-based assays and small fish model in toxicology research of water.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210089, China, howard50003250@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wiseman
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Giesy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D018675:Toxicity Tests; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000592:standards / Q000633:toxicity*; D060753:Water Quality / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical