Environmental Contaminants in Biota

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Main Author: Beyer, W. Nelson
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: CRC Press 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. History of Wildlife Toxicology and the Interpretation of Contaminant Concentrations in Tissues; 2. DDT and Other Organohalogen Pesticides in Aquatic Organisms; 3. Dioxins, PCBs, and PBDEs in Aquatic Organisms; 4. Methylmercury in Freshwater Fish; 5. Selenium Accumulation and Toxicity in Freshwater Fishes; 6. Trace Metals in Aquatic Invertebrates; 7. Organotins in Aquatic Biota; 8. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Aquatic Organisms; 9. Organic Contaminants in Marine Mammals; 10. Select Elements and Potential Adverse Effects in Cetaceans and Pinnipeds; 11. Toxicological Significance of Pesticide Residues in Aquatic Animals; 12. DDT, DDD, and DDE in Birds; 13. Cyclodiene and Other Organochlorine Pesticides in Birds; 14. Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans, and olybrominated Diphenylthers in Wild Birds; 15. Toxicological Implications of PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs in Mammals; 16. Lead in Birds; 17. Lead in Mammals; 18. Mercury in Nonmarine Birds and Mammals; 19. Cadmium in Small Mammals; 20. Cadmium in Birds; 21. Selenium in Birds; 22. Radionuclides in Biota