
Marine Ecotoxicology
Current Knowledge and Future Issues
Description
Key Features
- Provides practical tools and methods for assessing and monitoring the accumulation and effects of contaminants in marine environments
- Unites world renowned experts in marine ecotoxicology to deliver thorough and diverse perspectives
- Builds the foundation required for risk assessors and regulators to adequately assess and monitor the impact of pollution in marine environments
- Offers helpful insights and guidance to graduate students, ecotoxicologists, risk assessors, and regulators interested in mitigating threats to marine waters
Readership
Ecotoxicologists, risk assessors and regulators interested in marine environments; graduate students in marine and toxicology programs, environmental chemists
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Contaminants in the Marine Environment
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Sources and Properties
- 1.3. Analytical Approaches
- 1.4. Occurrence in the Marine Environment
- 1.5. Microplastics in the Marine Environment
- 1.6. Future Trends
- 1.7. Conclusions
Chapter 2. Contemporary Methods for Statistical Design and Analysis
- 2.1. Introduction
- 2.2. Toxicity Measures
- 2.3. Design Considerations
- 2.4. Data Processing and Handling
- 2.5. Estimation and Inference
- 2.6. Concentration–Response Modeling
- 2.7. Species Sensitivity Distribution Modeling
- 2.8. Statistical Software Tools for Ecotoxicology
- 2.9. Future Possibilities
Chapter 3. Dynamic Modeling for Uptake and Effects of Chemicals
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. General Modeling Principles
- 3.3. Toxicokinetics
- 3.4. General Introduction on Toxicodynamics
- 3.5. Effects on Survival
- 3.6. Effects on Sublethal Endpoints
- 3.7. Population Level and Higher
- 3.8. Future Possibilities
Chapter 4. Bioaccumulation and Biomonitoring
- 4.1. General Principles of Bioaccumulation
- 4.2. Bioaccumulation Modeling
- 4.3. Kinetic Parameters
- 4.4. Application of Bioaccumulation Modeling
- 4.5. Biomonitoring
- 4.6. Principles of Biomonitoring and Some Considerations
- 4.7. Future Possibilities and Probabilities
Chapter 5. Biomarkers and Effects
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Biomarkers
- 5.3. High-Throughput Screening Techniques or “Omics”
- 5.4. Future Possibilities and Probabilities
Chapter 6. Saltwater Toxicity Tests
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Terminology
- 6.3. General Saltwater Toxicity Test Methodology and Procedures
Chapter 7. Sediment Toxicity Testing
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. How to Conduct a Sediment Toxicity Test
- 7.3. Toxicity Identification Evaluation for Whole Sediments
- 7.4. More from Less (Future Possibilities and Probabilities)
Chapter 8. Mesocosm and Field Toxicity Testing in the Marine Context
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Mesocosms as a Management Tool for the Protection of Marine Ecosystems
- 8.3. General Design of Aquatic Mesocosms
- 8.4. Thinking Bigger: Developing Systems for Large Fish
- 8.5. Some Specific Considerations for the Design of Marine Mesocosms
- 8.6. Future Possibilities
- 8.7. Conclusions: Utility of Mesocosm Testing in Marine Ecotoxicology
Chapter 9. Ecological Risk and Weight of Evidence Assessments
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Ecological Risk Assessment
- 9.3. Weight of Evidence
- 9.4. Marine Ecotoxicology Within Ecological Risk Assessment and Weight of Evidence
- 9.5. Future Possibilities and Probabilities
Chapter 10. Global Change
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Catchment-Land Use Changes
- 10.3. Ports and Industry-Associated Changes
- 10.4. Climate Change
- 10.5. Future Research Needs and New Tools for Assessing Impacts in Marine Ecosystems
- 10.6 Conclusions
Product details
- No. of pages: 334
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2016
- Published: August 5, 2016
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128033722
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128033715