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Impact Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants

by Salem S Rao

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ISBN13: 9780849341090
ISBN10: 0849341094
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Publisher Comments:

There has been considerable emphasis in environmental toxicology on the need for effective tools to realistically evaluate the harmful effects of complex hazardous environmental contaminants, emerging from industrial activity, on aquatic biota. In some cases the effects of these contaminants seriously alters the physiological behavior and productivity of aquatic biota, thus posing serious global concerns. Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants presents current information on the application of leading-edge technology in environmental toxicology for realistic assessment of aquatic contaminants impact.

Book News Annotation:

Mostly Canadian contributors respond to the growing awareness that a better knowledge of the impact of toxins and genotoxins at the subcellular, cellular, and organism levels would enhance the understanding of long-term effects and contribute to better aquatic management strategies. The topics include neoplastic and inflammatory liver disease of white suckers as environmental quality indicators, ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) induction in fish as an indicator of exposure to environmental estrogens, an ecotoxicological assessment of Japanese industrial effluents using a battery of small-scale toxicity tests, and the bioremediation of freshwater sediments contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

What is the impact of environmental mutagens and genotoxins? Can vitellogenin induction in fish indicate estrogen exposure? What does EROD induction reveal?

Impact Assessment of Hazardous Aquatic Contaminants answers these questions and more. The book evaluates the harmful effects of complex toxicants on the subcellular and cellular levels of biota in aquatic environments. The eight chapters offer current information on contamination and remediation of marine life. This presentation is of particular value to ecotoxicologists, environmentalists, and industrial regulators.

Editor Salem Rao has worked in aquatic and environmental microbiology and toxicology for over 30 years. His work addresses key environmental issues of global concern by contributing strategies and solutions for aquatic life management.

Table of Contents

Neoplastic and Inflammatory Liver Diseases of White Suckers as Environmental Quality Indicators.- The Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes): An In Vivo Model for Assessing the Impacts of Aquatic Contaminants on the Reproductive Success of Fish.- Assessment of the Impact of Environmental Mutagens and Genotoxins: An Overview.- Characteristics of EROD Induction Associated with Exposure to Pulp Mill Effluent.- EROD Induction in Fish: A Tool to Measure Environmental Exposure.- Vitellogenin Induction in Fish as an Indicator of Exposure to Environmental Estrogens.- Ecotoxicological Assessment of Japanese Industrial Effluents Using a Battery of Small-Scale Tests.- Bioremediation of Freshwater Sediments Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

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ISBN:
9780849341090
Other:
Rao, Salem S.
Other:
Rao, Salem S.
Author:
Rao, Salem S.
Publisher:
CRC Press
Location:
Boca Raton :
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Hazardous substances
Subject:
Industrial Health & Safety
Subject:
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Subject:
Water
Subject:
Pollution
Subject:
Environmental aspects
Subject:
Ecological risk assessment
Subject:
Aquatic organisms
Subject:
Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Publication Date:
April 1999
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
232
Dimensions:
960x642x73 101

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