| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Biological monitoring | Agriculture | Using living organisms to test the quality of either effluent to be discharged into receiving waters, or waters downstream from a discharge. (references) | |
| Biological monitoring | Geology | This is the periodic examination of biological specimens for the purposes of monitoring their exposure to or the effects of potentially toxic chemicals to the environment. This is normally done by analyzing the amounts of the toxic substances or their metabolites present in body tissues and fluids. The term is also used to mean assessment of the biological status of populations and communities of organisms at risk, in order to protect them and to gain an early warning of possible hazards to human health. (references) | |
| Biological monitoring (biomonitoring) | Environment | Sampling the biota of a place (e.g., a stream, a woodlot, or a wetland). (references) | |
| Biological monitoring (or biomonitoring) | Geology | The use of a biological entity as a detector and its response as a measure to determine environmental conditions. Toxicity tests and biological surveys are common biomonitoring methods (USEPA Region 5). (references) | |
| Biological Monitoring or Biomonitoring | Energy | Use of a biological entity as a detector and its response as a measure to determine environmental conditions. Toxicity tests and ambient biological surveys are common biological monitoring methods. (references) | |
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| Biological monitoring working party | 9 | Biological monitoring working party | 9 | |
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