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In analytical chemistry, biomonitoring is the measurement of the body burden of toxic chemical compounds, elements, or their metabolites, in biological substances. [1] [2] Often, these measurements are done in blood and urine. [3]
monitoring and assessing aquatic species (incl. plants, animals, and bacteria) monitoring the behavior of certain aquatic species and assessing any changes in species behavior analyzing the biochemical make-up of the waterbody, and its potential influence on the species that depend on it.
A biological monitor or biomonitor is an organism that provides quantitative information on the quality of the environment around it. [4] Therefore, a good biomonitor will indicate the presence of the pollutant and can also be used in an attempt to provide additional information about the amount and intensity of the exposure.
The biological monitoring working party (BMWP) is a procedure for measuring water quality using families of macroinvertebrates as biological indicators. [1]The method is based on the principle that different aquatic invertebrates have different tolerances to pollutants.
Biological Assessment of Water Quality – US EPA; Guide to Aquatic Invertebrates - WV Save Our Streams Program Archived 2014-11-08 at the Wayback Machine; Online biomonitoring of water quality by a permanent record of bivalve molluscs' behavior and physiology (biological rhythms, growth rate, spawning, early warning), 24/7, worldwide: the MolluSCAN eye Archived 2016-11-13 at the Wayback ...
Composition of fungal communities has been found to be a good indicator of environmental properties like pH, altitude and water temperature. Chauvet [16] used this approach to take ecosystem-wide measurements of these variables using a network of monitoring stations at 27 streams in Southwestern France. Cudowski et al.
In biomedical contexts, a biomarker, or biological marker, is a measurable indicator of some biological state or condition. Biomarkers are often measured and evaluated using blood, urine, or soft tissues [ 1 ] to examine normal biological processes , pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention . [ 2 ]
drug discovery and evaluation of biological activity of new compounds, protein engineering in biosensors, [87] and; detection of toxic metabolites such as mycotoxins. A common example of a commercial biosensor is the blood glucose biosensor, which uses the enzyme glucose oxidase to break blood glucose down.