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| Title: | Aquatic Toxicology Research Focus
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| Author: | Elias P Svensson (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1604561920 : 9781604561920 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 204 |
| Weight: | .614 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - May 2008 |
| List Price: | 85.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | THE ENVIRONMENT |
Aquatic toxicology is the study of the effects of manufactured chemicals and other anthropogenic and natural materials and activities on aquatic organisms at various levels of organization, from subcellular through individual organisms to communities and ecosystems. This book presents the latest research in this field from around the globe.
Preface; Oxidative Stress as a Component of Transition Metal Toxicity in Fish; Pharmaceuticals in Water and their Potential Impact on Reuse; Microbial and Chemical Assays to Determine the Origin of Faecal Pollution and the Presence of Waterborne Pathogens; Side-Effect of Pesticides on Aquatic Organisms; Ecotoxicology of Heavy Metals in Marine Sponges: Different and Contrasting Effects of Heavy Metals on Different Biological Levels; The Effects of Fine Scale Environmental Variation on Microbial Community Structure and Function in Aquatic Environments; The Micronucleus Test for Aquatic Toxicology; Colonisation of Water Systems in the Built Environment of Northern Germany by Legionella spp. and Pseudomonas spp.; Ferritin and Labile Iron Pool in Limpets from the Beagle Channel; Index.
