Aquatic ecotoxicology : advancing tools for dealing with emerging risks
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Aquatic ecotoxicology : advancing tools for dealing with emerging risks
Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, c2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Aquatic Ecotoxicology: Advancing Tools for Dealing with Emerging Risks presents a thorough look at recent advances in aquatic ecotoxicology and their application in assessing the risk of well-known and emerging environmental contaminants.
This essential reference, brought together by leading experts in the field, guides users through existing and novel approaches to environmental risk assessment, then presenting recent advances in the field of ecotoxicology, including omics-based technologies, biomarkers, and reference species.
The book then demonstrates how these advances can be used to design and perform assays to discover the toxicological endpoints of emerging risks within the aquatic environment, such as nanomaterials, personal care products, PFOS and chemical mixtures. The text is an invaluable reference for any scientist who studies the effects of contaminants on organisms that live within aquatic environments.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Conventional Risk Assessment
Retrospective Assessment and Environmental Monitoring
How to Improve Exposure Assessment
From Incorporation to Toxicity
From Microcosms to Mesocosms and Field
Individual Biomarkers
Omics
Reference Species
Endobenthic Invertebrates as Reference Species
Filter-feeding Bivalves as Reference Species in the Water Column
Gammarids as Reference Species in Freshwater
Copepods as Reference Species in Estuarine and Marine Waters
Fish as Reference Species in Different Water Masses
Biological Responses at Supra-individual Levels
Ecotoxicological Risk of Endocrine Disruptors
Ecotoxicological Risk of Personal Care Products and Pharmaceuticals
Ecotoxicological Risk of Nanomaterials
Ecotoxicological Risk of Mixtures
General Conclusions
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