REPORT ON BIOINDICATORS OF POLLUTION
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ᴀ ʙɪᴏɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ ɪs ᴀɴʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs (ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs) ᴏʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴀʟɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴄᴏᴘᴇᴘᴏᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀᴜsᴛᴀᴄᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs (ʙɪᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴘʜʏsɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴏʀ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀᴀʟ) ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ. ʙɪᴏɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴜs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴀɴᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ.[2]
ᴀ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴏʀ ʙɪᴏᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ϙᴜᴀɴᴛɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ.[3] ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʙɪᴏᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ.
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ᴀ ʙɪᴏɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ ɪs ᴀɴʏ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs (ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs) ᴏʀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴡʜᴏsᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴏʀ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴀʟɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴛᴀᴛᴜs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ғᴏʀ ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇ, ᴄᴏᴘᴇᴘᴏᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀᴜsᴛᴀᴄᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇs (ʙɪᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴘʜʏsɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴏʀ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀᴀʟ) ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ. ʙɪᴏɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴄᴀɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴜs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴀɴᴛs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏsʏsᴛᴇᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴍᴀʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ.
ᴀ ʙɪᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴏʀ ʙɪᴏᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪsᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇs ϙᴜᴀɴᴛɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ϙᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ.[3] ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ, ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʙɪᴏᴍᴏɴɪᴛᴏʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟʟᴜᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇɴsɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ.