Fisheries & Aquaculture

Aquatic Toxicology

Aquatic toxicology is the study of the effects of chemicals that are manufactured. The study also includes various aspects like anthropogenic, natural materials, and activities on aquatic organisms at various levels of organization, from subcellular level through individual organisms to communities and ecosystems. Aquatic toxicology can be described as a multidisciplinary field which integrates various other fields like toxicology, aquatic chemistry, and aquatic ecology. This field of study includes marine water sediments, freshwater and sediment environments. The common tests are standardized acute and chronic toxicity tests.