In Vitro Methods in Aquatic Ecotoxicology

This book, the first of its kind in this subject area, will focus on in vitro approaches to the study of the toxicology of polluting agents (including heavy metals, radionuclides, micro-organics, estrogenic compounds, and complex mixtures) in the aquatic environment. The importance of in vitro methods is that they allow standardised techniques to be developed and validated for substance and species specific experiments in a controlled way. Also, they allow mechanistic studies without the problems of individual variation between animals and environmental stress.

List of contents

Introduction; basic culture methods for aquatic species; basic approaches in in vitro toxicology; specialised tissue culture methods; Species specific techniques; endpoints and tools; recombinant technologies, proteomics and genomics, heavy metals; micro-organis and estrogenic compounds; carcinogens and genotoxic agents; radionuclides; sediments; biotoxins; validation: in vitro in vivo bridging approaches; regulation: practical and legal issues; discussion

Summary

This book, the first of its kind in this subject area, will focus on in vitro approaches to the study of the toxicology of polluting agents (including heavy metals, radionuclides, micro-organics, estrogenic compounds, and complex mixtures) in the aquatic environment. The importance of in vitro methods is that they allow standardised techniques to be developed and validated for substance and species specific experiments in a controlled way. Also, they allow mechanistic studies without the problems of individual variation between animals and environmental stress.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Austin, Carme Mothersill, Carmel Mothersill
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2009
• EAN: 9783540023579
• ISBN: 978-3-540-02357-9
• No. of pages: 472
• Weight: 1167 g
• Illustrations: XXXVII, 472 p.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books; Springer Praxis Books in Marine Science and Coastal Management; Marine Science and Coastal Management; Springer Praxis Books; Marine Science and Coastal Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works; C, Earth and Environmental Science, Conservation Biology, Nature Conservation, Pollution, Environmental Management, Conservation of the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Energy industries & utilities, Water pollution, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Environmental Sciences, Geoecology, Environmental geology, Water supply & treatment, Aquatic Environment;Ecotoxicology;In vitro techniques