Metal Ecotoxicology Concepts and Applications

Michael C. Newman, Alan W. McIntosh

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000157796
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology

This book provides an in-depth discussion of various aspects of metal ecotoxicology. State-of-the-art information and techniques in areas ranging from metal behavior in surface waters to bioaccumulation kinetics and toxicokinetics to community effects are presented in a hierarchical arrangement. Specific topics discussed include metals in abiotic components of ecosystems, autecology (effects of metals relative to the individual or a single species), and metals in marine and freshwater systems in the context of synecology (species associated and interacting as a unit). This is an important book that will be useful to researchers, risk assessment consultants, regulatory personnel, and teachers and students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Advances in Trace Substances Research
• Series Page
• Preface
• The Editors
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 The Influence of Water Chemistry on Trace Metal Bioavailability and Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms
• Chapter 2 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Metal Pollution Controls in a Smelter by Using Metallothionein and Other Biochemical Responses in Fish
• Chapter 3 Toxic Metal Uptake and Essential Metal Regulation in Terrestrial Invertebrates: A Review
• Chapter 4 Allometry of Metal Bioaccumulation and Toxicity
• Chapter 5 Metal Effects on Fish Behavior—Advances in Determining the Ecological Significance of Responses
• Chapter 6 The Developmental Toxicity of Metals and Metalloids in Fish
• Chapter 7 Stochastic Models of Bioaccumulation
• Chapter 8 Analyzing Toxicity Data Using Statistical Models for Time-to-Death: An Introduction
• Chapter 9 Trace Metals in Freshwater Sediments: A Review of the Literature and an Assessment of Research Needs
• Chapter 10 Effects of Trace Metals on Aquatic Benthos
• Chapter 11 Genetic Factors and Tolerance Acquisition in Populations Exposed to Metals and Metalloids
• Chapter 12 Impact of Low Concentrations of Tributyltin (TBT) on Marine Organisms: A Review
• Chapter 13 Community Responses of Stream Organisms to Heavy Metals: A Review of Observational and Experimental Approaches
• Index