Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment

Herausgeber: Chapman, Peter M.; Brooks, Marjorie; Adams, William J.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Filled with practical guidance on how to conduct selenium risk assessments in the aquatic environment, this book offers the latest information on assessment techniques, gives the current state of contamination in industrialized countries, and raises awareness for developing nations. Written by leading experts, it describes best practices for designing experiments to collect information on aquatic effects and trophic transfer of selenium for risk assessments, presents numerous case studies both US and international, and gives insight as to how current and future ecosystems may or may not be affected.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 719g
• ISBN-13: 9781439826775
• ISBN-10: 1439826773
• Artikelnr.: 30164034

Autorenporträt

Peter M. Chapman, William J. Adams, Marjorie L. Brooks, Charles G. Delos, Samuel N. Luoma, William A. Maher, Harry M. Ohlendorf, Theresa S. Presser, D. Patrick Shaw

Inhaltsangabe

A Pellston Workshop on Selenium in the Aquatic Environment. Executive
Summary. What You Need to Know about Selenium. Environmental Sources,
Speciation, and Partitioning of Selenium. Bioaccumulation and Trophic
Transfer of Selenium. Selenium Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms. Selenium Risk
Characterization. Appendix A: Selected Case Studies of Ecosystem
Contamination by Selenium. Appendix B: Commentary: Persistence of Some Fish
Populations in High-Selenium Environments.