Name: Use of Biomarkers for Environmental Quality Assessment
ISBN: 9781003211020

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Use of Biomarkers for Environmental Quality Assessment

ABSTRACT

This work is primarily designed for any person or organization in charge of assessment of the quality of natural resources and of pollution prevention.

chapter 1|7 pages

History—Biological Basis of the Use of Biomarkers in Ecotoxicology

chapter 2|24 pages

Biochemical Indicators of Pollution in Coastal Ecosystems: Experience of the Groupe Interface Chimie-Biologie des Ecosystemes Marins (GICBEM)

chapter 3|25 pages

Application of EROD in Marine Fish in a Multidisciplinary Surveillance Programme in the North Sea

chapter 4|19 pages

Use of EROD Enzymatic Activity in Freshwater Fish

chapter 5|33 pages

Use of Metallothioneins as Biomarkers of Exposure to Metals

chapter 6|25 pages

Molecular Biomarkers of Exposure of Marine Organisms to Organophosphorus Pesticides and Carbamates

chapter 7|30 pages

Biomarkers of Exposure of Birds and Small Mammals to Pollutants

chapter 8|17 pages

Biomarkers of Exposure of Terrestrial Plants to Pollutants: Application to Metal Pollution

chapter 9|18 pages

Endocrine Biomarkers: Hormonal Indicators of Sublethal Toxicity in Fishes

chapter 10|24 pages

Use of Retinoids as Biomarkers

chapter 11|18 pages

Lysosomal Fragility as Cytological Biomarker

chapter 12|22 pages

Molecular, Genetic and Population Bases of Insect Resistance to Insecticides

chapter 13|34 pages

Consequences of Individual-Level Alterations on Population Dynamics and Community Structure and Function

chapter |9 pages

Conclusion

Biomarkers and Evaluation of the Ecotoxicological Impact of Pollutants

Use of Biomarkers for Environmental Quality Assessment