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The importance of the current conditions of environmental pollution from chemical substances and their environmental impact statement are provided here. The problems of the current test methods (i.e., examinations of single species) and the need for having many kinds of organisms examined are expounded. With this in mind, the summary and effectiveness of the microcosm test are shown and are the main purpose of this book.
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Inamori, Y., Inamori, R. (2020). Introduction. In: Inamori, Y. (eds) Microcosm Manual for Environmental Impact Risk Assessment . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6798-4_1
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