Use of Bioassays for Assessment of Water-Extractable Ecotoxic Potential of Soils

摘要

The characterization of contaminated soils is based on heterogeneous strategies considering chemical analyses or bioassays. In the report Bioassays for soils, test methods which are at an advanced state of development and standardization are recommended by the German DECHEMA (German Society for Chemical Apparatus, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology e.V.). Following this report six soil samples contaminated with different organic and inorganic substances are applied to bioassays using the following organisms: Scenedesumus subspicatus, Daphnia magna, Vibrio fischeri, and Pseudomonas putida.