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Table 4. Frequency of the number of biotic levels employed in test battery approaches (TBAs) for complex liquid media assessment based on the 101 TBA papers classified in Tables 1-3. 8) Five biotic levels 3/101 (3) Six biotic levels 2/101 (2) Table 5. Frequency of use of specific biotic levels employed in toxicity testing (TT) and test battery approaches (TBA) for complex liquid media assessment based on the 188 papers classified in Tables 1-3. 7) *Total number of single species tests reported in the 188 papers classified in Tables 1-3 (= sum of number of A, B, Bi, F, Fc, I, L, P, Pl, S tests indicated in the “Biotic levels employed” column).
S. , 2001; Nalecz-Jawecki, 2004). , 2000). *applying to sediment toxicity assessment Various papers expounding the value of biomonitoring, routine and/or regulatory testing have also advanced the practice of bioassays. , 2002), sewage treatment plant performance assessment (Fearnside and Hiley, 1993), and sediment quality assessment (Nipper, 1998). Articles proposing new hazard assessment schemes (HAS) for liquid or sediment assessment have equally paved the way for the employment of test batteries in ecotoxicity appraisals.
1 ASSESSMENT OF AREAS OF CONCERN In today’s world, sediment contamination continues to be a growing environmental issue. Indeed, the deposition of numerous (in)organic chemicals in aquatic systems stemming from various types of anthropogenic activities (urban, industrial, agricultural) has the potential to adversely affect aquatic biota. , dredging, navigation, open water deposition) activities can further harm living organisms by increasing their contact with (and uptake of) deleterious chemicals.