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| Author | : Richard J. Schmitz |
| Publisher | : Gulf Professional Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
Specific types of pollution are addressed, including representative types of contamination scenarios. With this book, you can identify typical or expected patterns associated with water pollution and the potential effects on the biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem.
| Author | : P.D. Abel |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2002-09-11 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 020348374X |
Presents an examination of the scale of water pollution problems, and, through case studies, explores the type of investigations biologists need to undertake in solving them. The text draws comparisons between British and European practice,
| Author | : C. F. Mason |
| Publisher | : Longman Publishing Group |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 1981 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Pilar Rodriguez |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2011-08-30 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9400717180 |
In aquatic ecosystems, the oligochaetes are often a major component of the community. Their relevance in sediment quality assessment is largely related to their benthic and detritivorous life habit. In this book, we aim to present the state of the art of Pollution Biology using oligochaete worms in laboratory and field studies. Future research will require the combination of a variety of methodological approaches and the integration of the resulting information, avoiding fragmented and often conflicting visions of the relationships of the species with their environment. Current approaches to ecotoxicology and bioaccumulation using ecological risk assessment provide the opportunity to relate community studies with probability of effects. This book addresses three main themes: Ecological and Field Studies using the composition and structure of oligochaete communities, Toxicology and Laboratory Studies, and Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer Studies. Two appendices list values of toxicological parameters (LC50, EC50) and several bioaccumulation variables (bioaccumulation factors, biological half-life, toxicokinetic coefficients, and critical body residues) for different oligochaete species. Additional information is provided on Methodological Issues and on the Taxonomy of several oligochaete families, with information on the most recent taxonomic debates. Each chapter includes a critical view, based on the authors’ experience, of a number of current issues which have been raised in the literature.
| Author | : Alan G. Heath |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 2018-02-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1351404989 |
This book provides a concise synthesis of how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish. This Second Edition of the well-received Water Pollution and Fish Physiology has been completely updated, and chapters have been added on immunology and acid toxicity. The emphasis, as in the first edition, is on understanding mechanisms of sublethal effects on fish and their responses to these environmental stressors. The first chapter covers the basic principles involved in understanding how fish respond, in general, to environmental alterations. Each subsequent chapter is devoted to a particular organ system or physiological function and begins with a short overview of normal physiology of that system/function. This is followed by a review of how various toxic chemicals may alter normal conditions in fish. Chapters covering environmental hypoxia, behavior, cellular enzymes, and acid toxicity are also included. The book closes with a discussion on the practical application of physiological and biochemical measurements of fish in water pollution control in research and regulatory settings.
| Author | : J.M. Caffrey |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2009-03-20 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1402053908 |
The loss to national economies resulting from excessive plant biomass has been appreciable and has put pressure on water managers to develop weed control procedures. The results from the most up-to-date research activities and field trials of leading aquatic plant scientists and managers in all five continents, aimed at resolving these weed problems, has been drawn together in this volume.
| Author | : K V Ellis |
| Publisher | : Palgrave |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2013-12-31 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781349090730 |
| Author | : Paul S. Giller |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 1998-11-26 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9780198549772 |
The aim of this book is to provide an accessible, up-to-date introduction to stream and river biology. Beginning with the physical features that define running water habitats, the book goes on to look at these organisms and their ecology.
| Author | : Claude E. Boyd |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2019-09-12 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3030233359 |
This volume is of great importance to humans and other living organisms. The study of water quality draws information from a variety of disciplines including chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, engineering, and resource management. University training in water quality is often limited to specialized courses in engineering, ecology, and fisheries curricula. This book also offers a basic understanding of water quality to professionals who are not formally trained in the subject. The revised third edition updates and expands the discussion, and incorporates additional figures and illustrative problems. Improvements include a new chapter on basic chemistry, a more comprehensive chapter on hydrology, and an updated chapter on regulations and standards. Because it employs only first-year college-level chemistry and very basic physics, the book is well-suited as the foundation for a general introductory course in water quality. It is equally useful as a guide for self-study and an in-depth resource for general readers.
| Author | : N. F. Gray |
| Publisher | : Series on Environmental Scienc |
| Total Pages | : 1421 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9781860943287 |
This comprehensive text provides the reader with both a detailed reference and a unified course on wastewater treatment. Aimed at scientists and engineers, it deals with the environmental and biological aspects of wastewater treatment and sludge disposal.The book starts by examining the nature of wastewaters and how they are oxidized in the natural environment. An introductory chapter deals with wastewater treatment systems and examines how natural principles have been harnessed by man to treat his own waste in specialist reactors. The role of organisms is considered by looking at kinetics, metabolism and the different types of micro-organisms involved. All the major biological process groups are examined in detail, in highly referenced chapters; they include fixed film reactors, activated sludge, stabilization ponds, anaerobic systems and vegetative processes. Sludge treatment and disposal is examined with particular reference to the environmental problems associated with the various disposal routes. A comprehensive chapter on public health looks at the important waterborne organisms associated with disease, as well as removal processes within treatment systems. Biotechnology has had an enormous impact on wastewater treatment at every level, and this is explored in terms of resource reuse, biological conversion processes and environmental protection. Finally, there is a short concluding chapter that looks at the sustainability of waste water treatment. The text is fully illustrated and supported by over 3000 references.
