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Ecotoxicology - EMA EH

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Assays

Assays are methods that utilize living materials to detect substances and/or determine the potential toxicity of chemicals or contaminated matrices. They are used to screen for potential hazardous chemicals in contaminated soils, wastewater, etc.

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Biomonitoring

Biomonitoring involves the use of organisms to assess environmental contamination such as the contamination of surrounding air or water. It can be done qualitatively by observing and noting changes in organisms, or quantitatively by measuring accumulation of chemicals or contaminants in organism tissues.

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Ecotoxicology

Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms especially at the population, community, ecosystem and biosphere levels. Ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary field, which integrates toxicology and ecology.

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In silico

In silico is scientific studies or research conducted or produced by means of computer modeling or simulation.

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Metadata analysis

Metadata analysis is analyzing data from different sources, like multiple scientific studies.