Environmental Contaminants in Biota

• Author: Beyer, W. Nelson.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 2nd ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (768 p.)
• Notes: Rev. ed. of: Environmental contaminants in wildlife / edited by W. Nelson Beyer, Gary H. Heinz, Amy W. Redmon-Norwood.

Examining tissue residues of contaminants in biota reveals the movement of contaminants within organisms and through food chains as well as the context for understanding and quantifying injuries to organisms and their communities. Yet tissue concentrations of some contaminants are especially challenging to interpret and the ability of today's analytical chemists to provide reliable analytical data of most important environmental contaminants often surpasses the ability of ecotoxicologists to interpret those data.Offering guidance on the ecotoxicologically meaningful interpretation of tissue concentrations, Environmental Contaminants in Biota, Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Second Edition is updated with current data and new ways of analyzing those data as well as additional contaminants not previously considered. Beginning with a history of wildlife toxicology and data interpretation, chapters cover a wide range of contaminants and their hazardous and lethal concentrations in various animals including DDT, Dioxins, PCBs, and PBDEs in aquatic organisms; methylmurcury, selenium, and trace metals in fishes and aquatic invertebrates; and pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants in marine mammals. The book considers the impact of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans, and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers; cyclodiene; and other organochlorine pesticides in birds and mammals. Later chapters examine the effects and analysis of lead, cadmium, and radionuclides in biota. With thousands of published research papers reporting tissue concentrations each year, Environmental Contaminants in Biota, Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Second Edition gives ecotoxicologists the ability to draw actionable value regarding the toxicological consequences of those concentrations and relate tissue concentrations quantitatively to injury: the core of ecotoxicology-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Front cover; Contents; Editors; Authors; Reviewers; Introduction; Chapter 1. History of Wildlife Toxicology and the Interpretation of Contaminant Concentrations in Tissues; Chapter 2. DDT and Other Organohalogen Pesticides in Aquatic Organisms; Chapter 3. Dioxins, PCBs, and PBDEs in Aquatic Organisms; Chapter 4. Methylmercury in Freshwater Fish; Chapter 5. Selenium Accumulation and Toxicity in Freshwater Fishes; Chapter 6. Trace Metals in Aquatic Invertebrates; Chapter 7. Organotins in Aquatic Biota; Chapter 8. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Aquatic Organisms

Chapter 9. Organic Contaminants in Marine MammalsChapter 10. Select Elements and Potential Adverse Effects in Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; Chapter 11. Toxicological Significance of Pesticide Residues in Aquatic Animals; Chapter 12. DDT, DDD, and DDE in Birds; Chapter 13. Cyclodiene and Other Organochlorine Pesticides in Birds; Chapter 14. Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans, and olybrominated Diphenyl thers in Wild Birds; Chapter 15. Toxicological Implications of PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs in Mammals; Chapter 16. Lead in Birds; Chapter 17. Lead in Mammals

Chapter 18. Mercury in Nonmarine Birds and MammalsChapter 19. Cadmium in Small Mammals; Chapter 20. Cadmium in Birds; Chapter 21. Selenium in Birds; Chapter 22. Radionuclides in Biota; Back cover