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STP920
Community Toxicity Testing

Cairns J
Pages: 346
Published: 1986

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This book offers the reader a series of case histories of actual use of complex test systems together with a discussion of their advantages and disadvantages. A substantial amount of information and methodology is provided that can be used in the validation process at the community level of biological organization.



Table of Contents

Overview
Cairns J.

Evaluation of the Use of Community Similarity Techniques As Applied to Phytoplankton Communities
Reinke D.

Some Methods for Measuring Effects of Toxicants on Laboratory- and Field-Colonized Estuarine Benthic Communities
Tagatz M.

Comparison of Estimates of Hazard Derived at Three Levels of Complexity
Niederlehner B., Pratt J., Buikema A., Cairns J.

Discussion


Community-Level Effects of Coyote Population Reduction
Schmidt R.

The Sea Urchin: Bioassay for the Assessment of Damage from Environmental Contaminants
Pagano G., Cipollaro M., Corsale G., Esposito A., Ragucci E., Giordano G., Trieff N.

Preliminary Results of Interlaboratory Testing of a Standardized Aquatic Microcosm
Taub F., Kindig A., Conquest L.

Discussion


A Microcosm Procedure for Determining Safe Levels of Chemical Exposure in Shallow-Water Communities
Giddings J., Giddings J.

A Comparison of Mixed Flask Culture and Standardized Laboratory Model Ecosystems for Toxicity Testing
Shannon L., Harrass M., Yount J., Walbridge C.

Evaluation of Simple Generic Aquatic Ecosystem Tests to Screen the Ecological Impacts of Pesticides
Sheehan P., Axler R., Newhook R.

Population and Guild Analysis for Interpretation of Heavy Metal Pollution in Streams
Petersen R.

Impact of Drilling Fluids on Seagrasses: An Experimental Community Approach
Morton R., Duke T., Macauley J., Clark J., Price W., Hendricks S., Owsley-Montgomery S., Plaia G.

A Simple In-Stream Test of Laboratory Findings that NTA Protects Fish and Invertebrates Against Copper and Zinc
Sprague J.

Discussion


Effect of 3-Trifluoromethyl-4-Nitrophenol on the Structure and Function of Protozoan Communities Established on Artificial Substrates
McCormick P., Pratt J., Cairns J.

Structural and Functional Response of Natural Phytoplankton and Periphyton Communities to a Cationic Surfactant with Considerations on Environmental Fate
Lewis M., Taylor M., Larson R.

Use of Limnocorrals in Evaluating the Effects of Pesticides on Zooplankton Communities
Kaushik N., Solomon K., Stephenson G., Day K.

Zooplankton Community Responses to Synthetic Oil Exposure
Hook L., Franco P., Giddings J.

Production of Coexisting Juvenile Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout in Heated Model Stream Communities
Hughes R., Davis G.

Author Index


Subject Index


Committee: D19
Paper ID: STP920-EB
DOI: 10.1520/STP920-EB
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4985-4

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