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TY - JOUR
T1 - Biological tools for the assessment of contaminated land: applied soil ecotoxicology.
AU - Paton, G. I.
AU - Killham, K.
AU - Weitz, H. J.
AU - Semple, Kirk T.
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Chemical analysis alone is inadequate for comprehensively assessing the impact of soil pollution on biota. The term bioavailability can only be applied in a context specific to a target biological receptor or a proven chemical surrogate. Integration of biological and chemical data can often yield significant advances in hazard assessment and act as a suitable baseline for making site-specific risk assessments. Here, the value of biological techniques is discussed and their application described. The relative merit of test selection is considered and the new direction being developed in sublethal assessments. Currently, however, one of the major limitations is the seeming lack of flexibility of many assays in that they are either applicable to agricultural systems or industrial scenarios, but rarely to both. As a consequence, few assays have internationally adopted protocols. The introduction of new methods and the continued improvement and refinement of assays make this area of soil science dynamic and responsive.
AB - Chemical analysis alone is inadequate for comprehensively assessing the impact of soil pollution on biota. The term bioavailability can only be applied in a context specific to a target biological receptor or a proven chemical surrogate. Integration of biological and chemical data can often yield significant advances in hazard assessment and act as a suitable baseline for making site-specific risk assessments. Here, the value of biological techniques is discussed and their application described. The relative merit of test selection is considered and the new direction being developed in sublethal assessments. Currently, however, one of the major limitations is the seeming lack of flexibility of many assays in that they are either applicable to agricultural systems or industrial scenarios, but rarely to both. As a consequence, few assays have internationally adopted protocols. The introduction of new methods and the continued improvement and refinement of assays make this area of soil science dynamic and responsive.
KW - contaminated land
KW - bioassays
KW - soil ecotoxicology
KW - bioavailability
KW - hazard assessment
U2 - 10.1079/SUM2005350
DO - 10.1079/SUM2005350
M3 - Journal article
VL - 21
SP - 487
EP - 499
JO - Soil Use and Management
JF - Soil Use and Management
SN - 0266-0032
IS - Suppl.
ER -