Combining chemical and biological endpoints, a major challenge for twenty-first century’s environmental specimen banks

Environmental specimen banks (ESBs) are not a new phenomenon, but in the last decades, the steep rate in the establishment of new ESBs is a sign to address new research approaches for scientists. In this way, environmental biobanking is becoming a well-organized and effective vehicle to collect samp...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2015-02, Vol.22 (3), p.1631-1634
Main Authors: Garmendia, Larraitz, Izagirre, Urtzi, Soto, Manu, Lermen, Dominik, Koschorreck, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
21st century
Analysis
Aquatic Pollution
Archives & records
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Banking
Biobanks
biological assessment
Biological Specimen Banks
Biomarkers
Chemical contaminants
Chemicals
Developments and Applications of Environmental Specimen Banks for Monitoring Emerging Contaminants
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecosystem biology
Ecosystems
Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology - methods
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental impact
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental Pollutants - chemistry
Environmental Pollution - prevention & control
Environmental protection
governance
issues and policy
Molecular biology
Physiology
Pollutants
researchers
scientists
Studies
Toxicity
Trends
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Environmental specimen banks (ESBs) are not a new phenomenon, but in the last decades, the steep rate in the establishment of new ESBs is a sign to address new research approaches for scientists. In this way, environmental biobanking is becoming a well-organized and effective vehicle to collect samples of high quality making them available for future researchers. The endpoints promoted in the ESBs are mainly based on chemical approaches, but the necessity to add biological endpoint is fundamental (e.g., assessment of the environmental health status). Moreover, advances and development of high sensitive, high-throughput techniques along with ecotoxicological approaches based on biomarkers are stimulating a new demand for stored specimens and associated data. Like in chemically targeted environmental specimen banking, the banked samples for the assessment of biological effects also require guidance informed by knowledge of their practices and challenges, along with policies for the correct advancement of research goals and appropriate and effective biobank governance.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-014-2925-5