Status and use of biological indicators for evaluating the effects of stress on fish

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · [Formerly used by DOE/TIC for titles for which valid CODEN was not available. Now invalid] 92-DEC-15; (Country unknown/Code not available)

OSTI ID:7177006

Adams, S M ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN (United States)

Laboratory bioassays and other conventional methods of assessing stress on aquatic organisms generally lack ecological realism because of the many environmental factors that can influence stress responses at all levels of biological organization. The biological indicator approach involves measurement of a suite of selected stress responses at several levels of biological organization to assess sublethal stress effects on fish, to give early warning of stress, and to obtain insights into causal relationships between stressors and effects manifested at higher levels of biological organization. The types of stress responses measured range from those at the subcellular and biochemical levels to those at the ecosystem level; the responses segregate along gradients of toxicological and ecological relevance and of response time.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 7177006
• Journal Information: [Formerly used by DOE/TIC for titles for which valid CODEN was not available. Now invalid] 92-DEC-15; (Country unknown/Code not available), Journal Name: [Formerly used by DOE/TIC for titles for which valid CODEN was not available. Now invalid] 92-DEC-15; (Country unknown/Code not available) Vol. 8; ISSN ZZZZZV
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
FISHES
POLLUTION
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION