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OverviewThis text aims to provide an insight into how diverse forms of life interact with and are influenced by metals and how they vary in their ability to bioaccumulate, utilize, store, transform, detoxify and redistribute metals in the aquatic environment. Emphasis has been placed on those elements and species that are of major concern in the mid-to-late-1990s and that have been well characterized. The contents of this book serve to illustrate the variability that has been achieved through evolutionary adaptation to the prescence of both essential and non-essential elements, and it contains diagnostic features and predictive approaches. The authors seek to improve understanding of the mechanisms that dictate contaminant metal behaviour and therefore assist those charged with the management of our environment in the selection and application of improved monitoring and assessment schemes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William J. Langston , Maria J. BebiannoPublisher: Chapman and Hall Imprint: Chapman and Hall Edition: 1998 ed. Volume: v. 7 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.850kg ISBN: 9780412803703ISBN 10: 0412803704 Pages: 448 Publication Date: 30 April 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Mechanisms of metal uptake.- 2 The interactions between living organisms and metals in intertidal and subtidal sediments.- 3 Microorganisms and the biogeochemical cycling of metals in aquatic environments.- 4 Metal accumulation and impacts in phytoplankton.- 5 Mercury in aquatic ecosystems.- 6 Arsenic metabolism in aquatic ecosystems.- 7 Determinants of trace metal concentrations in marine organisms.- 8 Metal handling strategies in molluscs.- 9 Phylogeny of trace metal accumulation in crustaceans.- 10 Mechanisms of heavy metal accumulation and toxicity in fish.- 11 Influence of ecological factors on accumulation of metal mixtures.- 12 Metals and marine food chains.- 13 Metal accumulation and detoxification in humans.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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