Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 206

ISBN-13: 9781441962591 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 156 str.

David M. Whitacre

Opis

This volume provides concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavour in the total field of xenobiotics, as well as toxicological implications.

Spis treści

Physiological Adaptations of Stressed Fish to Polluted Environments: Role of Heat Shock Proteins.- Phytoremediation: A Novel Approach for Utilization of Iron-ore Wastes.- Fugitive Dust and Human Exposure to Heavy Metals Around the Red Dog Mine.- A Profile of Ring-hydroxylating Oxygenases that Degrade Aromatic Pollutants.- Environmental Implications of Oil Spills from Shipping Accidents.- Water Quality in South San Francisco Bay, California: Current Condition and Potential Issues for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.

Blurb

RECT 206 edited by David Whitacre.- Forward.- Preface.- Physiological Adaptations of Stressed Fish to Polluted Environments: Role of Heat Shock Proteins by Ekambaram Padmini.- Phytoremediation: A Noble Approach for Utilization of Iron-Ore Wastes by Monalisa Mohanty, Nabin Kumar Dhal, Parikshita Patra, Biswesar Das and Palli Sita Rama Reddy.- Fugitive Dust and Human Exposure to Heavy Metals around the Red Dog Mine by Elizabeth J. Kerin and Hsing K. Lin.- A Profile of Ring-hydroxylating Oxygenases that Degrade Aromatic Pollutants by Ri-He Peng, Ai-Sheng Xiong, Yong Xue, Xiao-Yan Fu, Feng Gao, Wei Zhao, Yong-Sheng Tian, and Quan-Hong Yao.- Environmental Implications of Oil Spills from Shipping Accidents by Justyna Rogowska and Jacek Namieśnik.- Water Quality in South San Francisco Bay, California: Current Condition and Potential Issues for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project by J. Letitia Grenier and Jay A. Davis.- Index.