Initiating Standardization in Fish Embryo Toxicity Assays

• Published in: Proenvironment Vol. 8; no. 24
• Main Authors: Alămorean, Ștefania, Albu, Cristian, Cioban, Roxana, Miclăuș, Mădălina, Suciu, Vasilena, Camelia FiruÅ£a Oroian, Petrescu-Mag, Ioan Valentin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cluj-Napoca Bioflux SRL 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Agrochemicals; Assaying; Chemical compounds; Data collection; Ecotoxicology; Field tests; Fish; Literature reviews; Species; Standardization; Toxicity; Zebrafish

Aquatic ecotoxicology, like ecotoxicology lato sensu, is a dynamic research field, based on laboratory experiments or field investigations and data collection. Such a research branch is important because it helps us understanding the level of toxicity of various chemical compounds used or proposed f...