Sediment toxicity evaluation: their niche in ecological assessments, part 2

The extreme utility of toxicity testing has been demonstrated in various environmental and chemical hazard assessments. Extended applications of sediment toxicity tests are suggested for several environmental contaminant areas as current treatment technologies were found to be unable to provide information regarding their bioavailability or ecological relevance. As it was able to standardize its methods, sediment toxicity tests must now develop towards integrated ecological assessments.