Toxicants in Aqueous Ecosystems - A Guide for the Analytical and Environmental Chemist

It is becoming increasingly realised that the oceans and rivers, in particular, are not unlimited reservoir into which waste can be dumped and that control of these emissions is necessary if complete destruction of the environment is to be avoided. T. R. Crompton has drawn together up-to-date information on these issues and on the relevant analytical methods needed by all experts active in environmental protection and toxicology.

List of contents

Analysis of Fish.- Analysis of Invertebrates.- Analysis of Water Plant Life.- Pollution Levels in the Aqueous Environment.- Quantitative Toxicity Data for Cations in Fish and Invertebrates.- Qualitative Toxicity Data for Organic Compounds in Fish and Invertebrates.- Qualitative Toxicity Data for Organometallic Compounds, Fish and Invertebrates.- Effect of Toxicants on Phytoplankton, Algae and Weeds.- Toxicity Index (LC50), Mean (Sx) and Percentile (S95) Concentrations of Toxicants.- Evaluating Toxicity via Water Analysis.- Toxicity Evaluation Based on Animal Tissue Analysis.

Summary

It is becoming increasingly realised that the oceans and rivers, in particular, are not unlimited reservoir into which waste can be dumped and that control of these emissions is necessary if complete destruction of the environment is to be avoided. T. R. Crompton has drawn together up-to-date information on these issues and on the relevant analytical methods needed by all experts active in environmental protection and toxicology.

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From the reviews:

"In the course of 11 chapters in 450 pages with 134 tables and eight appendixes, Crompton provides an abundance of useful information. … The results from the literature cover all the major components of the aquatic ecosystem: water, sediment, fish, invertebrates, and plant life. … Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (D. A. Vaccari, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), August, 2007)

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From the reviews:

"In the course of 11 chapters in 450 pages with 134 tables and eight appendixes, Crompton provides an abundance of useful information. ... The results from the literature cover all the major components of the aquatic ecosystem: water, sediment, fish, invertebrates, and plant life. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (D. A. Vaccari, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), August, 2007)

Product details

• Authors: T R Crompton, T. R. Crompton, T.R Crompton, T.R. Crompton, Thomas R. Crompton
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2010
• EAN: 9783642071416
• ISBN: 978-3-642-07141-6
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 25 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 710 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 456 p. 19 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Theoretical chemistry; Umweltchemie, C, Ökologie, Biosphäre, Agrarwissenschaften, Ecology, biochemistry, Agriculture, environmental science, engineering & technology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution, Chemistry and Materials Science, Umweltverschmutzung und Gefahren für die Umwelt, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Energy industries & utilities, Water pollution, Environmental Sciences, Agricultural science, Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Water supply & treatment, Pollution, general, Analytical Chemistry