Ecological Systems and Devices Annotation << Back Marine ecotoxicology Rudneva I.I. The problems of pollution and the methods of evaluation of human activity consequences in marine ecosystems are observed. The advantages of ecotoxicological approach for the assessment of marine ecosystems, the evaluation criteria and their application in monitoring programmes are discussed. Key words: marine environment; pollution; biomarkers; ecological risk assessment. E-mail: svg-41@mail.ru