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Author:   David B. Peakall ,  Colin H. Walker ,  Pawel Migula
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Volume:   54
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9780792356448

ISBN 10:   0792356446
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   31 March 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Key-Note Presentations.- Investigations of Pollution Problems in Eastern Europe and Russia.- 1. Dynamics of the Industrial Transformation of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Kola Subarctic.- 2. Biomonitoring in Northern Bohemia Mining Area, Czech Republic.- 3. The Environmental Situation in the Upper Vistula Basin (Southern Poland).- 4. Ecological Problems of the Katowice Administrative District.- 5. Validation of Selected Biomarkers in Invertebrates from the Polluted Silesian Region.- 6. Genetic and Oncogenic Consequences of Chemical and Radiation Pollution of the Kuzbass and Altai Regions.- 7. Using Various Biomarkers for the Estimation of the Situation after an Accident at Siberian Chemical Plant.- 8. Animals of the Katowice Administrative District (KAD). Pollution in the Past and Present.- 9. The Use of Biomarkers in Hazard Assessment.- 10. Biomarkers in Plants.- 11. Biomarkers in Invertebrates. Evaluating the Effects of Chemicals on Populations and Communities from Biochemical and Physiological Changes in Individuals.- 12. The Use of Biomarkers in Vertebrates.- 2. Working Groups Reports.- 1. Report of the Working Group on the Katowice Administrative District, Poland: A Review of Research Done to Date, and Recommendations for Future Research.- 2. Report of the Working Group on the Katowice Administrative District: Assessing Environmental Quality in the Upper Vistula Basin of Poland, Using Biomarkers.- 3. Report of the Working Group on Northern Bohemia.- 4. Report of the Working Group on the Strategy for the Implementation of a Biomarker Biomonitoring Programme in the Kola Peninsula, Russia.- 3. Abstracts of Posters.- 1. Concentration of Heavy Metals in Selected Grasses in Relation to their Soil Content in a Heavily Polluted Area.- 2. Using Biomarkers to Monitor Remedial Actions at a Subtidal Estuarine Site Severely Contaminated with Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons.- 3. Heavy Metal Pollution of the Upper Silesia Region: Biomonitoring Studies of Magpie (Pica pica) Tissues.- 4. Energy Metabolism in the ButterflyParnassius appollofrom Pieniny Mountains (Southern Poland) and its Possible Use for Biotope Assessment.- 5. Small Mammals as Bioindicators for Terrestrial Ecosystems in Bohemia.- 6. Accumulation of Mutagenic Xenobiotics in Water Ecosystems with Special Reference to Lake Baikal.- 7. The Situation Regarding Air Pollution in the Czech Part of Black Triangle (CZ-BT) and its Impact on Spruce Canopy Using Inner Cycling.- 8. Contamination of Lake Baikal with Organic Priority Pollutants.- 9. Monitoring and Biological Indicators in Kuzbass.- 10. Assessment of Water Pollution from Oil Shale Processing Using Biomarker Responsein vitroand in PLHC-1 Fish Cellsin vitro.- 11. The Effect of Zinc on Detoxifying Enzymes in the Ground BeetlePoecilus cupreus.- 12. Biotesting as a Method of Environmental Assessment in Industrial Areas.

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