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Author : Bernd A. Markert,A.M. Breure,H.G. Zechmeister
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080441777
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Author : Gerard Meurant
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1991-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780080984254
This essential book contains material presented at a September 1990 meeting organized by the Commission for Bioindicators, International Union for Biological Sciences.**A key role of the Commission for Bioindicators (IUBS) is to promote the use of bioindicators in environmental management. This means encouraging the transfer of ideas regarding potential bioindicators, and originating in laboratories, into the harsher realities of field environmental monitoring. Although the concept of biomonitoring is ancient, its application to current monitoring problems is relatively slow to develop.**In a bid to rectify this problem, this invaluable book brings together and discusses approaches developed around the world. It will provide both environmental administrators and research scientists with a valuable sense of proportion of the state of the art in their particular field. Key Features * Bioindicators and Environmental Management is organized into four sections * Bioindicators, industry, and administration * Biomonitoring of the Chernobyl accident * Monitoring long-term/large-scale environmental trends * Basic research in biomonitoring
Author : Jamil Kaiser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015050758070
Provides the reader with an overview of the variety of animal and plants that are available for use as environmental monitors. The author emphasizes that the use of a single species of target bioindicator is not appropriate or scientifically sound for the monitoring of several toxic pollutants.
Author : M. E. Conti
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845640026
The aim of this book is to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the use of bioindicators both in assessing environmental quality and as a means of support in environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedures.
Author : Hermann Ellenberg
Publisher : Friedr Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : WISC:89049451875
Author : A. Gerhardt
Publisher : Trans Tech Publications Ltd
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783035739909
Biomonitoring of water pollution grew out of various disciplines, such as aquatic ecology and (eco)toxicology. It has now become a scientific tool for monitoring the degree of pollution of aquatic systems. The present book is a comprehensive review of the field. The most promising techniques used in the biomonitoring of polluted water are discussed in the light of their advantages and limitations.
Author : Frank M. Butterworth,Amara Gunatilaka,María Eugenia Gonsebatt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461513056
Monitoring the environment is absolutely essential if we are to identify hazards to human health, to assess environmental cleanup efforts, and to prevent further degradation of the ecosystem. Biomonitors and biomarkers combined with chemical monitoring offer the only approach to making these assessments. Based on an International Association of Great Lakes Research conference, this book is intended for researchers who want to incorporate new and different technologies in their development of specifically-crafted monitors; students who are learning the field of biomonitoring; and regulatory agencies that want to consider newer technologies to replace inadequate and less powerful test regimes.
Author : Jozef M. Pacyna,Brynjulf Ottar
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1989-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792301528
The increasing production of industrial goods, heat, and energy, as well as traffic, has led to the release of considerable amounts of toxic trace metals to the atmosphere. The result is elevated concentrations of toxic metals in local populations and eco systems. Recently the problem of atmospheric long-range transport of trace metals has also been recognized. Significant amounts of these pollutants are disposed and deposited both on regional and global scales. In the atmosphere they may influence the chemical reactions. Of particular interest is their catalytic effect on the oxidation prosesses taking place in water droplets or on the surface of wet particles (e. g. the oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphate), however, the main environmental impact starts when the atmospheric trace metals are deposited on ground and vegetation and subsequently brought into the water circulation. During the later years significant progress has been made in the development of equipment to reduce and control the atmospheric emissions of toxic trace metals. This particularly applies to electrostatic precipitators and wet scrubbers for the collection of fine particles. The main objective of the workshop was to survey present knowledge concerning the sources, atmospheric fluxes, sinks and chemical impact of the atmospheric trace metals, and to review the developments of emission control equipment and the perspectives to reduce the potential risks from toxic metals. During the first two days of the meeting, 15 invited review papers were presented.
Author : Wun-cheng Wang,Joseph W. Gorsuch,W. R. Lower
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biological monitoring
ISBN : 9780803113978
The First Symposium on Use of Plants for Toxicity Assessment was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 19-20, 1989. This publication contains 29 refereed papers divided into six groups: Regulatory Perspectives, Comparative Toxicology, Plants and Xenobiotic Uptake, Plants and Air Pollution, General Phytotoxicology, and New Approaches. The 2nd Symposium on Use of Plants for Toxicity Assessment was held in San Francisco, California, on April 23-24, 1990. This publication contains 35 refereed papers divided into six groups: Regulatory Perspectives, Applications of Plant Bioassays/Photosynthesis, Xenobiotic Uptake by Plants, General Phytotoxicology, Biochemical and Genetic Applications, and New Approaches.
Author : Shinsuke Tanabe,Annamalai Subramanian
Publisher : Trans Pacific Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114457877
The global environment is ubiquitously contaminated by a myriad of toxic chemicals, having teratogenic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive, and endocrine disruptive actions. Twelve of these persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been categorized as requiring immediate attention by a treaty adopted at a multi-national meeting in Stockholm in 2001 and became legally binding in May 2004 after its ratification by 50 states. While the developed nations are making efforts to monitor and control the levels of pollution by all the twelve POP chemicals in their environment, the poor developing nations remain extremely hesitant to adopt planned monitoring. The prime reasons are the economy and the lack of man-power and facilities for such evaluations. The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has recently included POPs into one of its operational programs. Bioindicators of POPs examines this environmental concern. The book will be essential for all those who are involved in the monitoring of POPs-the policy makers, scientists, research students, laboratory technicians, university students, and nongovernmental institutions.
Author : J. Salánki
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015012672492
Author : Vertika Shukla,D.K. Upreti,Rajesh Bajpai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788132215035
The book embodies the detailed account about unique symbionts i.e. LICHENS in ecosystem monitoring. The first chapter deals with unique characteristics features of lichens which facilitate their survival in extreme climates and makes them an ideal organism for ecosystem monitoring. Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites are known to protect lichens against increasing environmental stresses therefore second chapter provides insight into various chromatographic and modern spectroscopic techniques involved in separation and characterization of lichen substances. The third chapter elaborates the criteria for selection of biomonitoring species and characters of host plant that influences lichen diversity and details about different lichen species utilized for biomonitoring. One can retrieve preliminary information about the air quality based on the lichen community structure and distribution of bioindicator species as lichen communities/indicator species provides valuable information about the natural/anthropogenic induced changes in the microclimate and land-use changes due to human activity. Therefore, for identification of species, a key to genera and species provides concise information to identify the lichen species based on their morphological and anatomical characters and chemicals present. Keys provided in Chapter 4 will help the beginners to identify some common lichen species based on the distribution in different climatic zones of India. The section also provides comprehensive information about the bioindicator communities and bioindicator species from India. Chapter 5 provides the details of factors affecting the ecosystem (natural as well as anthropogenic disturbances) and role of lichens in ecosystem monitoring in India has been discussed in detail. Chapter 6 discusses the need and utility of indicator species especially lichen biomonitoring data in sustainable forest management and conservation. The content about lichens in biomonitoring will be a valuable resource for researchers from different fields and will provide an essential reference for people interested in lichens and its role in ecosystem monitoring. The book will also hopefully popularize lichenological studies in India and will generate more active participation of lichen biomonitoring studies in management and conservation of natural resources in India.
Author : K. S. Subramanian
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015038536598
Reviews monitoring strategies for environmental pollutants. Describes research on trace elements in biological systems. Features a discussion of exposure assessment of environmental pollutants. Explores the emerging role of environmental specimen banking and discusses recent developments in biomarkers.
Author : Eric Lichtfouse,Jan Schwarzbauer,Didier Robert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400768369
Using renewable fuels and materials, drinking clean water and food, and breathing safe air are major issues for a sustainable world. This book reviews biodiesel production from microalgae, a promising energy source that does not compete with food production. Several advanced techniques to clean polluted waters, such as electrochemistry, ferrites photocatalysis and low-cost filtration are presented. Chapters also show various living organisms used as bioindicators of toxic metals. Decreasing ecotoxicity of pesticides using suitable surfactants is reviewed. The last chapter evidences new pollutants in urban soils, halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Air
ISBN : IND:30000111586008
Contains papers presented at the Second International Workshop on Biomonitoring of Atmospheric Pollution (with emphasis on trace elements) - BioMAP II. Coverage includes goals and quality assessment of biomonitoring surveys, the applicability of bio-organisms in both qualitative and quantitative senses, and response modelling.