COMPANY PROFILE OF MICROBIOTESTS INC.
MicroBioTests Inc. is the exclusive producer worldwide of TOXKIT MICROBIOTESTS for detection and quantification of the toxicity of
chemicals and/or solid and liquid wastes which pollute aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Toxkit microbiotests are used for toxicity screening and monitoring of surface waters (freshwater an marine),
groundwaters, industrial effluents, river sediments and contaminated soils. Some of these microbiotests are also suited for the rapid
detection of biological toxins contaminating surface waters and water reservoirs.
The unique characteristic and the major asset of Toxkit microbiotests is that these bioassays are totally independent of the (complex
and costly) culturing and maintenance of stocks of test-organisms which are needed for the tests.
Toxkit microbiotests make use of "dormant" or "immobilised" stages of selected test species, which can be stored for long periods of time
and "activated" at the time of performance of the assays.
This allows performance of these low cost and user-friendly toxicity tests "anytime and anywhere" without the need for expensive
equipment or facilities.
Recently two practical and low cost "field tests" were developed for "ultra-rapid" toxicity screening of water and for "ultra-rapid"
determination of the degree of bacterial contamination of water.
Toxkit microbiotests are presently used in more than 40 countries worldwide for biomonitoring of contaminated waters and soils, as well
as for research.
Since their commercialisation, more than 150.000 tests have already been performed worldwide with Toxkits, and hundreds of
scientific papers and reports have been published on
their use.
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