Ecotoxicology of Metals in Invertebrates (Setac Special Publications Series) - Hardcover

Dallinger, Reinhard; Rainbow, Philip S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0873717341 ISBN 13: 9780873717342

Publisher: CRC Press, 1993

Synopsis

Ecotoxicology of Metals in Invertebrates reviews the state of the art in research concerning metal exposure of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial invertebrates. The book focuses on the uptake and accumulation of essential and non-essential trace metals by invertebrates, metal detoxification and involved mechanisms, adaptations to metal stress, metal regulation and elimination, distribution and speciation of metals in different organs and tissues, and interaction of metals with biotic and abiotic factors. Toxicological studies involve histopathological, electron microscopic, physiological, and biochemical methods. The book emphasizes the ecological and ecotoxicological implications that can be derived from metal exposure of invertebrates in the field. The significance of background concentrations, the evaluation of critical concentrations, and the establishment of environmental quality criteria are discussed as well. Ecotoxicology of Metals in Invertebrates is an excellent reference for ecologists, ecotoxicologists, environmental scientists, ecophysiologists, and students.

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About the Author

Reinhard Dallinger, Philip S. Rainbow

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0873717341
• ISBN 13: 9780873717342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476