eprintid: 13001
rev_number: 15
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datestamp: 2014-10-09 17:01:25
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title: Ecological Monitoring Perspectives from Biotesting of 
Surface Waters: A Study of Pavlovsk Reservoir 
(Bashkortostan, Russia)
language: english
abstract: The cost of environmental analysis is becoming astronomically high at the global scale. One of the major trends in the 
respective research activities is the development of biotesting methods. Such methods, in addition to ecotoxicology, are highly
demanded for environmental monitoring and ecological standardization. The development of biotesting in toxicology, however, is 
limited to the “battery of tests” paradigm, while environmental monitoring and ecological standardization are based on the 
“uniformity of measurements” paradigm. A “reference bioindicator” is proposed to harmonize these approaches. A reference 
bioindicator serves for comparison of data obtained by different bioindicators. This method was approved for the state environmental 
control. Application of reference bioindicators makes analytical procedure substantially cheaper. It requires, however, thorough 
calibration in relation to specific environmental factors (such as temperature, photoperiod etc.) as well as to specific active agents and 
their combinations. This problem can be solved with the start-up of calibrating analytical centers and long-term study of the effects of 
spatiotemporal environmental factors in specific areas and for specific reference objects. This paper demonstrates long-term study 
results for the surface waters of Pavlovsk reservoir (Bashkortostan, Russia). 
keywords: Biotesting, phyto-testing, garden cress, eutrophication and toxication of water bodies, environmental monitoring, 
environmental control. 
creators_name: Seіfer, Dmitry
creators_name: Abdrashіtov, Yagafar
creators_name: Baкhonіna, Elena
creators_name: Ovsyannікova, Inna
ispublished: pub
subjects: QL
divisions: sch_zoo
full_text_status: public
date: 2013
date_type: published
publication: Formerly part of Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering,
number: 2
pagerange: 621-628
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1934-8932
citation:   Seіfer, Dmitry, Abdrashіtov, Yagafar, Baкhonіna, Elena, Ovsyannікova, Inna  (2013) Ecological Monitoring Perspectives from Biotesting of Surface Waters: A Study of Pavlovsk Reservoir (Bashkortostan, Russia).  Formerly part of Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, (2).  с. 621-628.  ISSN 1934-8932     
document_url: http://eprints.zu.edu.ua/13001/1/Zeifert%202013.pdf