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Optimalisation and field validation of Bacterial Exposure Stress Technology (BEST) for the determination of sediment- and water quality
Dutch title: Optimalisatie en veldvalidatie van Bacterial Exposure Stress Technology (BEST) voor sediment- en waterkwaliteitsbepaling
Period: May 2005 till December 2006
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms: Aquatic; Ecotoxicology; Sediments
  • Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek (SPHERE), more
The project aims at the optimasation and field validation of bacterial stress promotors (BEST) for the determination of sediment- and water quality. In a first approach, the sampling- and extraction procedures are optimised for four locations with know pollution profiles. Secondly, the BEST induction profiles are compared to available chemical, biological and ecotoxicological information for selected locations in Flanders with varying degrees of pollution.