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"""Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants"" is concerned with the techniques of analyzing aquatic organisms or their tissues for trace contaminants in order to provide an indication of the average abundances and distributions of these contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. The book includes sections on stable and radioactive trace elements; organochlorines, including pesticides and PCBs; and petroleum-derived hydrocarbons. Biomonitoring in freshwater, estuarine and marine ecosystems is also covered, and a chapter is provided to outline the techniques employed in monitoring the effects of contaminants. The use of biomonitors has become exceptionally widespread over the last two decades and has largely replaced classical methods of the analysis of water samples or sediments. This new study is a comprehensive review of the subject, updating the earlier work by David phillips, ""Quantitative Aquatic Biological Indicators"". It should prove particularly useful to research students and scientists working in the field, and its comprehensive treatment provides a survey of the field as a whole to all other interested readers."

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