Abstract

Microcosm models and experiments: types and applications
Katalin Gruiz and Emese Vaszita

This article gives an overview of the types and applications of microcosms, mainly in the field of soil testing, contaminated soil and site assessment, and the laboratory phase of research and development in relation to soil remediation.

Key words: ecotoxicology, mesocosms, microcosms, models of the real ecosystem, multispecies tests, soil microcosms

Land Contamination & Reclamation, 17 (3-4), 461-462 (2009)

DOI 10.2462/09670513.955

© EPP Publications Ltd 2009

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