Includes bibliographical references and index.

Environmental biological monitoring -- Biomarkers for environmental monitoring -- Biomonitoring of freshwater environment -- Marine organisms as biomonitors -- Lichens as bioindicators of air pollution -- Biomarkers for human biomonitoring -- Multivariate approaches to biomonitoring studies. "This book provides the reader with a basic understanding of the use of bioindicators both in assessing environmental quality and as a means of support in environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures. The book primarily deals with the applicability of these studies with regard to research results concerning the basal quality of ecosystems and from an industrial perspective, where evaluations prior to the construction of major projects (often industrial plants) are extremely important."--Jacket.