Objective DEVELOPMENT OF ECOTOXICOLOGICAL TEST METHODS FOR THE FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT. THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN THIS PROJECT: - DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURING AND TOXICITY TESTING TECHNIQUES FOR A RANGE OF FRESHWATER MACROINVERTEBRATES OF THE CLASSES OF HYDROZOA, TURBELLARIA, GASTROPODA, OLIGOCHAETA, CRUSTACEA AND INSECTA. THESE WILL INCLUDE METHODS FOR BOTH LONG-THERM AND SHORT-TERM TOXICANT EXPOSURE. - IDENTIFICATION OF THE MOST SENSITIVE LIFE-HISTORY STAGES OF THESE MACROINVERTEBRATE SPECIES; - OF THE SPECIES TESTED, THOSE MOST SENSITIVE TO PARTICULAR TYPES OF POLLUTION WILL BE IDENTIFIED; - QUANTIFICATION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEST RESULTS FROM DIFFERENT SPECIES AND DIFFERENT LIFE-STAGES OF THE SAME SPECIES. Programme(s) PRE-ENVPROT 3C - Sectoral research and development programme (EEC) in the field of environment (environmental protection and climatology) - indirect and concerted actions - Environmental protection -, 1981-1985 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator University of Wales, Cardiff EU contribution No data Address CF1 3XP Cardiff United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data
