The marine pollution in coastal zone area is characterized by a broad and complex situation which can be difficult to make management decisions. In the present, the ecological toxicity studies mainly focus on the high dose exposure of a single chemical, which can be difficult to evaluate the ecological toxicology effects for the low dose pollutantmixtures in actual environment. The traditional risk assessment system is based on acute or chronic toxicity tests under the laboratory simulation conditions using a single pollutant; however, it is difficult tocorrectly reflect the ecological behaviorsand the detrimental effects of the mixed pollutants. With the progress of technology and the further increase of human cognition, more researchers have concentrated on the development of mathematical models by which prediction and evaluation of the mixture toxicity can be made. In this study, an introduction and expectation was given on mathematical models assessment and prediction of mixture toxicity for coastal zone pollutants.
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