Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 218

ISBN-13: 9781461431367 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 156 str.

David M. Whitacre

Opis

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Spis treści

Foreword.- Preface.- Human Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment: A Review of Recent Toxicological Studies and Considerations for Toxicity Testing.- Fish Metalloproteins as Biomarkers of Environmental Contamination.- Spatial Distribution of Arsenic in Groundwater of Southern Nepal.- Propoxur: A Novel Mechanism for Insecticidal Action and Toxicity.- Index.

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD
PREFACE
Human Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment: A Review of Recent Toxicological Studies and Considerations for Toxicity Testing
John M. Brausch, Kristin A. Connors, Bryan W. Brooks and Gary M. Rand
Fish Metalloproteins as Biomarkers of Environmental Contamination
Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis, Reinaldo Calixto de Campos and Roberta Lourenço Ziolli
Spatial Distribution of Arsenic in Groundwater of Southern Nepal Ishwar Chandra Yadav, Surendra Singh, Ningombam Linthoingambi Devi, Devendra Mohan, Madhav Pahari, Pratap Singh Tater, Birendra Man Shakya
Propoxur: A Novel Mechanism for Insecticidal Action and Toxicity
Peter Kovacic and Ratnasamy Somanathan