Freshwater Biological Monitoring
Proceedings of a Specialised Conference Held in Cardiff, U.K., 12–14 September, 1984
- 1st Edition - December 4, 2015
- Editors: D. Pascoe, R. W. Edwards
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 6 4 4 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 5 8 8 6 - 0
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Request a sales quoteFreshwater Biological Monitoring contains the proceedings of a Specialized Conference held in Cardiff, Wales, on September 12-14, 1984. Contributors explore advances in freshwater biological monitoring, paying particular attention to the interpretation of traditional community surveillance studies by means of the modern computer and multivariate statistical techniques and how such field community responses are related to laboratory studies of pollutants. The design, validation, and use of novel monitoring systems employing plants, invertebrates, and fish are considered, along with developments in the in vitro assessment of mutagenicity of chemicals present in water. This book is comprised of 16 chapters and begins with a review of issues surrounding the tests used in biological monitoring and the ways in which the information will be used. The discussion then turns to the usefulness of the colonization sampler in collecting macroinvertebrates indicative of river water quality in lowland rivers; biological assessment of water quality and conservation evaluation in Welsh rivers; and water chemistry, benthos, and drift in a fast-flowing river. The following chapters focus on eutrophication in rivers; toxicity testing with freshwater macroinvertebrates; and compliance biomonitoring. This monograph will be of value to policymakers and environmentalists concerned with water pollution control.
Preface
Freshwater Biological Monitoring: Keynote Address
The Performance of an Invertebrate Colonization Sampler (S.Auf.U.) in Biological Surveillance of Lowland Rivers
Biological Surveillance in Welsh Rivers for Water Quality and Conservation Assessment
Invertebrate Drift in the Biological Monitoring of Water Quality
Early Warning of Eutrophication in Rivers by Analysis of Periphyton Chlorophyll
Investigations into the Causes of Fish Kills Occurring in the River Meuse
Aspects of Utilizing Continuous Automatic Fish Biomonitoring Systems for Industrial Effluent Control
Automated Multi-species Biomonitoring Employing Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates of Various Trophic Levels
Toxicity Testing with Freshwater Macro-Invertebrates: Methods and Application in Environmental Management
Prediction of the Toxicity of Copper to Australian Freshwater Animals
Comparison of Biomonitoring Techniques for Evaluating Effects of Jet Fuel on Bluefill Sunfish
Lemna as an Indicator of Water Pollution and the Absorption of Heavy Metals by Lemna
The Application of an Algal Assay to Assess Toxicity and Eutrophication in Polluted Streams
Microbial Mutagenicity Testing of Water Samples
The Bacillus Subtilis/Microsome Rec-Assay for the Detection of Mutagens in Waters of a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Compliance Biomonitoring — Standard Development and Regulation Enforcement Using Biomonitoring Data
Keyword Index
- No. of pages: 176
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 4, 2015
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483126449
- eBook ISBN: 9781483158860
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