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Functional Testing of Aquatic Biota for Estimating Hazards of Chemicals
Cairns J, Pratt JR

Pages: 247       Published: 1988

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Fifteen peer-reviewed papers emphasize the use of biological function couple with biological structure information to predict the effects of anthropogenic stress on aquatic communities and ecosystems.



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Introduction
Cairns J., Pratt J.

Summary
Cairns J., Pratt J.

How the Trophic Status of a Community Can Alter the Bioavailability and Toxic Effects of Contaminants
McCarthy J., Bartell S.

Use of Vollenweider-OECD Modeling to Evaluate Aquatic Ecosystem Functioning
Anne Jones R., Fred Lee G.

Chemically Induced Community Responses in a Compartmentalized Microcosm Assessed by Multidimensional State Space Transitions
de Zwart D., Langstraat H.

Microbial Enzyme Activities: Potential Use for Monitoring Decomposition Processes
Lanza G., Allen Burton G., Dougherty J.

Use of Microbial Colonization Parameters as a Measure of Functional Response in Aquatic Ecosystems
Pratt J., Cairns J.

A Rapid Bioassay Using the Green Alga Selenastrum capricornutum to Screen for Toxicity in St. Lawrence River Sediment Elutriates
Ross P., Jarry V., Sloterdijk H.

Effects of Complex Effluents on Photosynthesis in Lake Erie and Lake Huron
Bridgham S., McNaught D., Meadows C.

State Changes in Laboratory Microecosystems in Response to Chemicals from Three Structural Groups
David Yount J., Shannon L.

An In Situ System for Evaluating Effects of Toxicants on the Metabolism of Littoral Communities
Lindblad C., Kautsky U., Kautsky N.

Environmental Chemicals and Biomembranes: Kinetics of Uptake and Influence on Membrane Functions
Ahlers J., Rösick E., Stadtlander K.

Developing a Portable Automated Biomonitoring System for Aquatic Hazard Evaluation
Morgan E., Wright J., Young R.

Effects of Complex Effluents from the River Raisin on Zooplankton Grazing in Lake Erie
McNaught D., Bridgham S., Meadows C.

Fish Behavioral Assessment of Pollutants
Hartwell S., Cherry D., Cairns J.

Use of Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Microcosms in the Impact Evaluation of Toxic Wastes
Livingston R.

Pollution-Induced Community Tolerance—A New Ecotoxicological Tool
Blanck H., Wängberg S., Molander S.

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Committee: D19
Paper ID: STP988-EB
DOI: 10.1520/STP988-EB
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5057-7

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