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Spirostomum ambiguum as a bioindicator of aquatic environment pollution

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Express-methods based on functional and morphological features of the genus Spirostomum have been applied for estimation of the effect produced by chemical toxicants, γ-radiation, electromagnetic emission, and homeopathic drugs on the aquatic environment. The experiments have shown that Sp. ambiguum is a very useful indicator for the bioassay of low-intensity physical and chemical pollution in the aquatic environment.

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  1. Department of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

    N. A. Tushmalova & N. E. Lebedeva

  2. Department of Natural Sciences, Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering, Studgorodok 1, Obninsk, 249030, Russia

    Yu. V. Igolkina & E. I. Sarapultseva

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Original Russian Text © N.A. Tushmalova, N.E. Lebedeva, Yu.V. Igolkina, E.I. Sarapultseva, 2014, published in Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Biologiya, 2014, No. 2, pp. 27–30.

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Tushmalova, N.A., Lebedeva, N.E., Igolkina, Y.V. et al. Spirostomum ambiguum as a bioindicator of aquatic environment pollution. Moscow Univ. Biol.Sci. Bull. 69, 67–70 (2014). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0096392514020138

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