What we do in Bioassays class with fish

These are some pics of we've seen:

Fish Acclimatization:

 Fish culture:

 Zebrafish eggs (and some larvae):

 Water quality parameters of the fish tank:

 Some fish eggs and larvae culture (maintenance with algae):

What we do in the Bioassays class with microalgae

Here are some pics of my proudly teaching labour:

Microalgae in solid medium:

This is a collected microalgae by my students:

Natural Species collected

I want to show you some natural species collected, planned to use for ecotoxicological assays:

"Gastropodes"

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Microalgae culture

Microalgae cultures for bioassays should remain under controlled conditions, such as:

- Sterile conditions

- Controlled air inlet

- Light darkness

- Temperature

- Nutrient medium

- Oxygen

For maintenance you will need some elements, such as:

- Sturdy glass bottles to sterilize them, cotton and aluminum stoppers, sterilizer or autoclave, lamps, isolated place, pipettes and sterile tips, flame lighter, etc.

Photograph of microalgae kept in my laboratory:

Organisms

Test organisms are used to evaluate their responses to contaminants. These can be native species or model species from other laboratories. Most used examples: - Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata: freshwater microalgae - Zebrafish - Daphnia magna: freshwater cladocean crustacean

I am currently working with these agencies. If you want information from any of them, I can help you in what you need to know.