Biochemical parameters in Tubifex tubifex as an integral part of complex sediment toxicity assessment.

• Authors: SMUTNÁ Marie; HILSCHEROVÁ Klára; PAŠKOVÁ Veronika; MARŠÁLEK Blahoslav
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Journal of Soils and Sediments
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Water pollution and control
• Keywords: Bioassays; Biomarkers; Contact test; Sediment toxicity; Tubifex
• Description: Comprehensive assessment of reservoir sediment quality was conducted. An important part of this survey focused on an examination of the utility of Tubifex tubifex and its sublethal biochemical markers for the assessment of direct sediment toxicity.

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