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Aquatic toxicology is the study of the results of made chemical substance & more anthropogenic and natural materials and activities in aquatic organisms at various levels of organization, from subcellular through individual organisms to communities and ecosystems (Rand, 1995).
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Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Sediment National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration. Toxicity-related guidelines to determine ecological risk, for use in evaluating sediment contaminated with toxic chemicals. Toxic Chemicals in Coastal Environments (NOAA) The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Response and Restoration, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Division assesses the effects of contaminants on the environment, assists in developing protective cleanups and coordinates projects to restore affected rivers, estuaries and other coastal ecosystems. Great Lakes Environmental Center GLEC has diverse capabilities focused on aquatic/sediment toxicology and environmental assessment. Provides description of services, projects and links. Biochemistry in Marine Research Comet assay, apoptosis, cell culture and biomarkers for marine research are topics on Dr. Ulrike Kammann's homepage. Also has pictures of ships and some fish screensaver downloads. LimCo International Consulting and research bureau specialized in aquatic ecology, sediment toxicology, biotests, pollution assessment and pollution control. Description of services and publications. Neurotoxin Fish Kills Pfiesteria and Chattonella subsalsa aquatic health concerns in cold water climates. Species and Seasonality Aspects of Marine Biotoxins Information on analysis of samples of shell fish for paralytic shell fish poisoning toxin (PSP - saxitoxins) and amnesic shell fish poisoning (ASP - domoic acid) by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Harmful Algae Page Focuses on the harmful and toxic effects of certain algae species. Aquatic Toxicology An international journal on mechanisms of and responses to toxic agents in the aquatic environment. Available on line with free access to table of contents, abstracts and search. Tubifex Test of Pesticides, Fertilizers and Other Chemicals Inexpensive laboratory test with the annelid Tubifex tubifex Müll. for pesticides and other substances in a water-soil medium. Test determines a general toxicity level (LC50). Provides results of tests of 300+ pesticides, fertilizers and other chemicals. |
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