Comparative Performance of conventional and Molecular Dosimetry Methods in Environmental Biomonitoring: Assessment using Bacillus-based commercial Biopesticides as Modes

摘要

Capacity building in environmetnal biomonitoring is a key component of sustainable development. This apepr addresses this subject in relation to: practical methods for general and specific monitoring of environmental biohazards; conductance of compliance monitoring of large-scale releases of microbe-based contaminants, and risk/benefit analysis of biotechnology products such as biopesticides used in "greening" the environmetn. In addition to providing an environmentla toxicology perspective to "wht do we really know about the environmental" (59), we discuss the safety and utility of Bacillus thuringiensis-base,d commercial pesticides (BT products) for developing and valdiating environal" and "advanced" molecular dosimetry methods is made from a large data set based on an aerial spray calibration. The latter methods are by no means as "advanced" as those under development for climate control and defense research (42; see authros in this NATO ASI edition), but they are often regarded at the limit of capacity (molecular skills and specialty equipment) in most field work conducted in developing and developed countries.