For the purpose of this article, I will be referring to the conversion of existing buildings of a different use to self-storage. These buildings may include retail stores, office buildings, schools, hotels, industrial buildings, and miscellaneous properties such as abandoned bus stations, underground parking lots, etc.
Bioassays: Background Information. A bioassay involves use of a biological organism to test for chemical toxicity. Perhaps the oldest and most commonly known example is the canary in the coal mine. Traditionally, coal miners have taken caged canaries down into the mines to help ensure a safe air supply.
determination of the purity of a substance or the amount or activity of any particular constituent of a mixture. biological assay. bioassay; determination of the potency of a drug or other substance by comparing the effects it has in a biological system with those of a reference standard.adioreceptor assay a radioligand assay in which a radiolabeled hormone is used to measure the concentration of specific cellular receptors for the hormone in tissue specimens, an example being radioassay of estrogen receptors in breast tissue.