Integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status of water bodies
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Lenhardt, MirjanaPoleksić, Vesna
Vuković-Gačić, Branka
Rašković, Božidar
Sunjog, Karolina
Kolarević, Stoimir
Jarić, Ivan
Gačić, Zoran
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Freshwater bodies receive high levels of different toxicants. Since fish are typically situated at the top of aquatic food chains, they have a good potential to be used as indicators of water pollution. Assessment of the presence of pollutants and their toxicity can be efficiently performed by the combined use of analytical chemistry, bioassays and applied mathematics. In this study, we present the general approach of the integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status and pollution levels of waterbodies. We discuss our previous experiences within the field of analytical toxicology, toxicological pathology and toxicity testing, as well as biomathematical and statistical methods that are able to provide for integration of results acquired by each of the specific methods. We discuss advantages and shortcomings of each of the methods, and present necessary future steps in the method development. Since the industrial and domestic wastewaters in Serbia are still not... processed before being released into watercourses, they pose a serious risk for aquatic ecosystems and public health. Consequently, described pollution indicators and genotoxicity parameters represent an essential tool for efficient monitoring of aquatic ecosystems. Methodological approach presented here might be of interest for scientists and managers dealing with the ecotoxicological research and monitoring of freshwater ecosystems.
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freshwater fish / heavy metal / histopathology / genotoxicity / PCA / CDASource:
Slovenian Veterinary Research, 2015, 52, 1, 5-13Publisher:
- University of Ljubljana - Veterinary Faculty
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Poljoprivredni fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Lenhardt, Mirjana AU - Poleksić, Vesna AU - Vuković-Gačić, Branka AU - Rašković, Božidar AU - Sunjog, Karolina AU - Kolarević, Stoimir AU - Jarić, Ivan AU - Gačić, Zoran PY - 2015 UR - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3781 AB - Freshwater bodies receive high levels of different toxicants. Since fish are typically situated at the top of aquatic food chains, they have a good potential to be used as indicators of water pollution. Assessment of the presence of pollutants and their toxicity can be efficiently performed by the combined use of analytical chemistry, bioassays and applied mathematics. In this study, we present the general approach of the integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status and pollution levels of waterbodies. We discuss our previous experiences within the field of analytical toxicology, toxicological pathology and toxicity testing, as well as biomathematical and statistical methods that are able to provide for integration of results acquired by each of the specific methods. We discuss advantages and shortcomings of each of the methods, and present necessary future steps in the method development. Since the industrial and domestic wastewaters in Serbia are still not processed before being released into watercourses, they pose a serious risk for aquatic ecosystems and public health. Consequently, described pollution indicators and genotoxicity parameters represent an essential tool for efficient monitoring of aquatic ecosystems. Methodological approach presented here might be of interest for scientists and managers dealing with the ecotoxicological research and monitoring of freshwater ecosystems. PB - University of Ljubljana - Veterinary Faculty T2 - Slovenian Veterinary Research T1 - Integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status of water bodies EP - 13 IS - 1 SP - 5 VL - 52 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3781 ER -
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Lenhardt, M., Poleksić, V., Vuković-Gačić, B., Rašković, B., Sunjog, K., Kolarević, S., Jarić, I.,& Gačić, Z.. (2015). Integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status of water bodies. in Slovenian Veterinary Research University of Ljubljana - Veterinary Faculty., 52(1), 5-13. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3781
Lenhardt M, Poleksić V, Vuković-Gačić B, Rašković B, Sunjog K, Kolarević S, Jarić I, Gačić Z. Integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status of water bodies. in Slovenian Veterinary Research. 2015;52(1):5-13. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3781 .
Lenhardt, Mirjana, Poleksić, Vesna, Vuković-Gačić, Branka, Rašković, Božidar, Sunjog, Karolina, Kolarević, Stoimir, Jarić, Ivan, Gačić, Zoran, "Integrated use of different fish related parameters to assess the status of water bodies" in Slovenian Veterinary Research, 52, no. 1 (2015):5-13, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_agrospace_3781 .