Soil bioassay: Problems and approaches

Author: Terekhova V.  

Publisher: MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica

ISSN: 1064-2293

Source: Eurasian Soil Science, Vol.44, Iss.2, 2011-02, pp. : 173-179

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Abstract

The methodological and organizational problems of the practical application of soil bioassay to monitor the state of soils for environmental, agricultural, and sanitary-epidemiological purposes are analyzed. To improve the efficiency of the integral valuation of soil toxicity, soil bioassay should be performed with a set of organisms (sensors) representing the major trophic levels of the ecosystems, i.e., producers, consumers, and decomposers.