Paradigm transformation from biomonitors to bioecotoximonitors in aquatic ecotoxicology
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https://doi.org/10.24039/rtb20232121626Keywords:
bioindicator, biomonitor, ecosystem, ecotoxicological prediction, water qualityAbstract
The objective was to describe a paradigm of transformation of biomonitors to the quality of bioecotoximonitors in aquatic ecotoxicology. The limitations of physico-chemical and microbiological parameters in environmental decision making to recognize the quality of aquatic ecosystems are discussed. The restriction of physical-chemical and microbiological parameters allowed the use of biological indicators to be considered as a bioassessment method. However, their presence or absence also means a disadvantage in the correlation with undesired exposures or intra-seasonal comparison. Therefore, biomonitors emerge that offer various interpretative possibilities. However, implicit in the concept of biomonitors is the assessment of quality at any time and period. A consequence of poor water quality is the presence of certain parasites as indicator organisms that can infect the biomonitors themselves, which would represent a higher analytical probability. This possibility indicates a new perspective in the selection of an organism as an evaluator and is called: bioecotoximonitor. It is concluded, if a biomonitor has any associated species in its organism as a result of its status as an indicator of water quality, then it is a bioecotoximonitor. There are no precedents in this terminology, which would be a new paradigm in the monitoring, analysis, evaluation and recognition of water quality.
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