The use of effluent bioassays in various international jurisdictions is reviewed, resulting in an analysis of themes and trends in: regulatory use, different uses of bioassays in meeting protection goals, different types of bioassays, bioassay test variability, statistical design, use of effluent bioassays to predict receiving environment effects, and uptake of effluent bioassay testing by deve...

Bioassays are frequently used by plant pathologists for studies related to disease resistance. fungicides, nematicides, and biocontrol agents. Their use was perfected with the development of chemical control agents. Bioassays were standardized as a result of cooperation among individuals. committees, industry and professional societies. Bioassays for biocontrol of plant disease have not been ex...

The application of bioassays for the assessment of dredged material is advised by the dredged material management guidelines of international conventions (chapter D 4.2). However, on a national level the implementation of bioassays for the purpose of dredged material management is still under development. In the Netherlands a number of bioassays are evaluated and their implementation is schedul...