Paradigm transformation from biomonitors to bioecotoximonitors in aquatic ecotoxicology

• Autores: Argota-Pérez, George, Rodríguez-Santiago, María Amparo, Iannacone, José
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.unfv.edu.pe:article/1626
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.unfv.edu.pe/rtb/article/view/1626
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: bioindicator; biomonitor; ecosystem; ecotoxicological prediction; water quality; bioindicador; calidad de agua; ecosistema; predicción ecotoxicológica

The objective was to describe a paradigm of transformation of biomonitors to the quality of bioecotoximonitors in aquatic ecotoxicology. The limitations of physico-chemical and microbiological parameters in environmental decision making to recognize the quality of aquatic ecosystems are discussed. The restriction of physical-chemical and microbiological parameters allowed the use of biological indicators to be considered as a bioassessment method. However, their presence or absence also means a disadvantage in the correlation with undesired exposures or intra-seasonal comparison. Therefore, biomonitors emerge that offer various interpretative possibilities. However, implicit in the concept of biomonitors is the assessment of quality at any time and period. A consequence of poor water quality is the presence of certain parasites as indicator organisms that can infect the biomonitors themselves, which would represent a higher analytical probability. This possibility indicates a new perspective in the selection of an organism as an evaluator and is called: bioecotoximonitor. It is concluded, if a biomonitor has any associated species in its organism as a result of its status as an indicator of water quality, then it is a bioecotoximonitor. There are no precedents in this terminology, which would be a new paradigm in the monitoring, analysis, evaluation and recognition of water quality.