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Ecotoxicology Methods of Reservoir Water Using Invertebrates

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This chapter explains different ecotoxicological methods utilizing invertebrates for the assessment of water quality of reservoirs and provides information on species of invertebrates that are involved mostly in ecotoxicological assessment assays. Invertebrates occupy a key position in the aquatic ecosystem and serve as intermediate consumers in the food chain, therefore, they are useful indicators of water toxicity. Various standard ecotoxicity tests approved by international organizations are being used in toxicity testing of water bodies, which includes acute and chronic toxicity tests using invertebrate species. The most acceptable organisms in ecotoxicity testing utilizing invertebrates are Daphids (Daphnia magna, Daphina pulex, and Ceriodaphnia dubia), which are also recognized as standard species. Previous studies also reported the use of crustaceans, such as amphipods, branchiopods, insect species, and rotifers.

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This work was supported by the funds from the High-level Talents Project of Chongqing Medical University (No. R4014), Research Program of Chongqing Science and Technology Commission (No. cstc2019jcyj-zdxmX0035 and CSTCCXLJRC201714), and the CAS-TWAS Scholarship (No. 2019A8018537003 to M.S).

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Sultan, M., Pei, DS. (2023). Ecotoxicology Methods of Reservoir Water Using Invertebrates. In: Reservoir Ecotoxicology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26344-6_9

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