Until now, water quality monitoring has relied heavily on spot sampling followed by
instrumental analytical measurements to determine pollutant concentrations. Despite a …

This opinion paper focuses on the role of eco-toxicological tools in the assessment of
possible impacts of emerging contaminants on the aquatic ecosystem, hence, on human …

Contamination is simply the presence of a substance where it should not be or at
concentrations above background. Pollution is contamination that results in or can result in …

A decision‐making framework for determining whether or not contaminated sediments are
polluted is described. This framework is intended to be sufficiently prescriptive to …

We investigated water quality at an advanced water reclamation plant and three
conventional wastewater treatment plants using an “ecotoxicity toolbox” consisting of three …

ABSTRACT A plethora of in vitro bioassays are developed in the context of chemical risk
assessment and clinical diagnostics to test effects on different biological processes. Such …

Bioassays for cyto-genotoxicity assessments are generally not required in current textile
industry effluent discharge management regulations. The present study applied in vivo plant …

Efficacy of Allium cepa test system for screening cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of treated
effluents originated from four types of industrial activities (two textile industries, three rubber …

A global evaluation of wastewaters should include ecotoxicological tests to complement the
chemical characterization, with advantages especially in the case of complex wastewaters …

Regulatory agencies in recent decades have paid increasing attention to assessment of
toxic contamination of the environment, in particular the aquatic ecosystem. The evaluation …