Title :
Artemia salina as a Bioassay Organism for Testing Water Quality in Hangzhou Section of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal
Author :
Lu, Yin ; Xu, Xiaolu ; Li, Tian ; Chen, Zhuyong ; Huang, Qiongyao ; Huang, Yuji ; Wu, Xu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biol. & Environ. Eng., Zhejiang Shuren Coll., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
Bioassays are required for the integrated evaluation of water pollution, as physical and chemical tests alone are not sufficient enough for the assessment of potential effects on aquatic organisms. In this study, invertebrate crustacean Artemia salina was applied as a indicator to assess the water quality of Hangzhou Section of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. According to the result, improvement in water quality was observed between October 2008 and April 2009. It proved A. salina was sensitive in detecting toxicity in water quality.
Keywords :
canals; toxicology; water quality; zoology; Artemia salina; Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal; Hangzhou Section; bioassay organism; brine shrimp larvae bioassays; invertebrate crustacean; toxicity; water pollution; water quality; Bridges; Cities and towns; Educational institutions; Irrigation; Organisms; Pollution measurement; Sampling methods; Testing; Water pollution; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering (iCBBE), 2010 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4712-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2151-7614
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2010.5517735
