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Books in Aquatic toxicology

  • Ecophysiology and Microplastics in Marine Molluscs

    • 1st Edition
    • Youji Wang
    • English
    Ecophysiology and Microplastics in Marine Molluscs provides a comprehensive examination of emerging microplastic pollutants and their physiological impacts on marine molluscs. With the large-scale production and widespread use of plastic materials, a significant amount of improperly disposed plastic waste has entered the marine environment. Once broken down by physical weathering, chemical erosion, and biodegradation, the resulting microplastics have physiological, metabolic, and behavioral consequences for marine life. This book collates emerging research on the biological impacts of microplastics on molluscs, a key taxon of significant commercial and ecological import. Written by an international team of experts, the book begins with an overview of microplastics and their presence in marine environments. It then delves into how microplastics are ingested and processed by molluscs, their internal accumulation, and the resulting impacts on metabolism, immunity, development, reproduction, and behavior. The book also examines the broader implications for aquaculture and suggests strategies for mitigating microplastic pollution in marine farming. Ecophysiology and Microplastics in Marine Molluscs is an invaluable resource for students, young researchers, and professionals in the fields of marine biology, ecotoxicology, and aquaculture. It provides the latest research findings, helping readers understand the complex effects of microplastics on marine life and inspiring new approaches to tackle this pressing environmental issue.

  • Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Aquatic Organisms

    From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecological Risks
    • 1st Edition
    • Youji Wang
    • English
    Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Aquatic Organisms: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecological Risks provides a comprehensive examination of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in the aquatic environment. Despite the ubiquitous application of these nanoparticles in cosmetics, food, and industrial products, little is known about their potential long-term ecological impacts. Bioaccumulation of titanium dioxide has been widely observed, and this book summarizes the mechanisms and risks of biological uptake and dispersal through aquatic food webs. Written by a team of experts in aquatic toxicology, this book systematically explores the industrial sources of titanium dioxide nanoparticles, their introduction into the aquatic environment, and the physiological impacts to aquatic taxa spanning multiple trophic levels. Individual physiological impacts to algae, aquatic molluscs, crustaceans, and fish are explored before chapters turn to the compounding effects of climate change and natural organic matter. The book ends with an assessment of knowledge gaps and prospects for future studies. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Aquatic Organisms: From Molecular Mechanisms to Ecological Risks is an essential resource for students, young researchers, and professionals in the fields of marine biology, ecotoxicology, and materials science seeking to better understand the hazards of this pervasive pollutant and aquatic life.

  • Marine Mercury Bioaccumulation

    • 1st Edition
    • Luiz Drude de Lacerda
    • English
    Marine Mercury Bioaccumulation presents state-of-the-art research on mercury bioaccumulation in marine life. Written by leading experts in marine toxicology, this book delivers the latest information on monitoring and modeling mercury biomagnification in key marine taxa. Early chapters introduce the basic biology and ecology of how mercury travels through marine organisms and accumulates within marine food webs. Central chapters discuss the current status and exposure risks of key taxa, including marine vegetation, invertebrates, fishes, mammals, and birds. The book concludes with an assessment of human exposure to mercury through seafood products and novel modeling tools to assess environmental exposure risks and bioaccumulation.User... will find this to be a great resource for a global assessment of mercury contamination in the ocean, including biological resources, monitoring and modeling, current tools, existing research gaps, and suggestions on how to improve our monitoring and policy tools for improved safety of marine life and human consumption. This is an indispensable tool for researchers, resource managers, fisheries stakeholders, and students alike.

  • Ocean Acidification and Marine Wildlife

    Physiological and Behavioral Impacts
    • 1st Edition
    • Guangxu Liu
    • English
    Ocean Acidification and Marine Wildlife: Physiological and Behavioral Impacts provides comprehensive knowledge on how decreases in the pH of the world’s oceans is affecting marine organisms. The book synthesizes recent findings about the impacts of ocean acidification (OA) on marine animals, covering the physiological and behavioral effects upon marine invertebrates and vertebrates, the potential physiological and molecular mechanism affects, and interactions of OA with other environmental factors. Written by international experts in this research field, this book summarizes new discoveries of OA effects on fertilization, embryonic development, biomineralization, metabolism, immune response, foraging, anti-predation, habitat selection, and the social hierarchy of marine animals. This is an important resource for researchers and practitioners in marine conservation, marine wildlife studies, and climate change studies. In addition, it will serve as a valuable text for marine biology and animal science students.

  • Aquatic Ecotoxicology

    Advancing Tools for Dealing with Emerging Risks
    • 1st Edition
    • Claude Amiard-Triquet + 2 more
    • English
    Aquatic Ecotoxicology: Advancing Tools for Dealing with Emerging Risks presents a thorough look at recent advances in aquatic ecotoxicology and their application in assessing the risk of well-known and emerging environmental contaminants. This essential reference, brought together by leading experts in the field, guides users through existing and novel approaches to environmental risk assessment, then presenting recent advances in the field of ecotoxicology, including omics-based technologies, biomarkers, and reference species. The book then demonstrates how these advances can be used to design and perform assays to discover the toxicological endpoints of emerging risks within the aquatic environment, such as nanomaterials, personal care products, PFOS and chemical mixtures. The text is an invaluable reference for any scientist who studies the effects of contaminants on organisms that live within aquatic environments.

  • Compendium of Trace Metals and Marine Biota

    Volume 1: Plants and Invertebrates
    • 1st Edition
    • Ronald Eisler
    • English
    Each book has two main goals1. Determine baseline concentrations of metals and metalloids in tissues of representative field populations of estuarine coastal, and open ocean organisms (Book 1:algae and macrophytes, protists, sponges, coelenterates, molluscs, crustaceans, insects, chaetognaths, annelids, echinoderms, and tunicates) (Book 2: elasmobranchs, fishes, reptiles, birds, mammals) and their significance to organism health and to the health of their consumers.2. Synthesize existing information on biological, chemical, and physical factors known to modify uptake, retention, and translocation of each element under field and laboratory conditions. Recognition of the importance of these modifiers and their accompanying interactions is essential to the understanding of metals kinetics in marine systems and to the interpretation of baseline residue data.

  • Environmental Toxicology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • T.W. Moon + 1 more
    • English
    This sixth volume in this established series deals with the biochemical responses of fish to different environmental/ecolog... factors. Environmental Toxicology captures vital issues affecting the responses of fish to the chemical surroundings of their environment. Chapters included in this volume identify the systems found in fish to deal with xenobiotics, hormonal interactions initiated in the presence of these chemicals, the unique mechanisms used by fish to adjust to the present chemicals, and the new and evolving mixtures of chemicals in their environment. Also included, is a crucial review of the new methods being applied in fish systems to understand the effects of xenobiotics to fish fitness - a key theme in environmental health and critical to the future of fish populations.

  • Bioaccumulation in Marine Organisms

    Effect of Contaminants from Oil Well Produced Water
    • 1st Edition
    • J.M. Neff
    • English
    Large volumes of produced water are generated and discharged to the coastal and ocean waters worldwide from offshore oil and gas production facilities. There is concern that the chemicals in the produced water may harm marine ecosystems. This book summarizes the bioavailability and marine ecotoxicology of metal and organic contaminants that may occur in oil well produced water at concentrations significantly higher than those in ambient seawater. The contaminants of concern include arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, radium isotopes, zinc, monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, and bis(2-ethylhexyl)pht... first part of the book is a detailed discussion of the chemical composition of produced water from offshore oil wells worldwide and its fates following discharge to the ocean. The remaining chapters of the book summarize the current scientific literature on the sources and distributions in the ocean of each of the contaminants of concern and their bioaccumulation and toxicity to marine organisms.This book will be of value to: environmental scientists in the oil and gas industry; marine toxicologists and ecological risk assessors in academia, government, and industry; government regulatory agencies concerned with marine environmental protection.The book advances the concept that bioavailability evaluation must be included in all ecological risk assessments and other environmental assessments of chemical contaminants in marine and freshwater ecosystems.