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.

Wastewater and Landfill Leachate Testing: Acute Toxicity Biotest Results Evaluation

“…Certain recommendations for classification were presented in US EPA, SETAC, HEL-COM, and other publications (Tonkes et al 2005;Huschek, Hansen 2006;Hansen 2007;HELCOM LAND 2007). Other systems were reported in collective publications of researchers (Blaise, Férard 2005) or research articles containing substantial reviews (Ronco et al 2005;Libralato et al 2010;Zhang et al 2012). Short term tests and different systems of classification were applied both for Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) testing and Whole Effluent Assessment (WEA), (Blaise, Férard 2005); and also, for ambient and in situ surface water quality (SWQ) testing (Den Besten, Munawar 2005;Palma et al 2008).…”