Marine Ecotoxicology: Current Knowledge and Future Issues is the first unified resource to cover issues related to contamination, responses, and testing techniques of saltwater from a toxicological perspective. With its unprecedented focus on marine environments and logical chapter progression, this book is useful to graduate students, ecotoxicologists, risk assessors, and regulators involved or interested in marine waters.
As human interaction with these environments increases, understanding of the pollutants and toxins introduced into the oceans becomes ever more critical, and this book builds a foundation of knowledge to assist scientists in studying, monitoring, and making decisions that affect both marine environments and human health.
A team of world renowned experts provide detailed analyses of the most common contaminants in marine environments and explain the design and purpose of toxicity testing methods, while exploring the future of ecotoxicology studies in relation to the world’s oceans. As the threat of increasing pollution in marine environments becomes an ever more tangible reality, Marine Ecotoxicology offers insights and guidance to mitigate that threat.
1. 1.1. Introduction - p. 2 2. 1.2. Sources and Properties - p. 2 3. 1.3. Analytical Approaches - p. 9 4. 1.4. Occurrence in the Marine Environment - p. 16 5. 1.5. Microplastics in the Marine Environment - p. 22 6. 1.6. Future Trends - p. 23 7. 1.7. Conclusions - p. 23 8. Chapter 2. Contemporary Methods for Statistical Design and Analysis - p. 35 9. Chapter 3. Dynamic Modeling for Uptake and Effects of Chemicals - p. 71 10. Chapter 4. Bioaccumulation and Biomonitoring - p. 99 11. Chapter 5. Biomarkers and Effects - p. 121 12. 5.1. Introduction - p. 121 13. 5.2. Biomarkers - p. 122 14. 5.3. High-Throughput Screening Techniques or “Omics” - p. 143 15. 5.4. Future Possibilities and Probabilities - p. 151 16. Chapter 6. Saltwater Toxicity Tests - p. 167 17. Chapter 7. Sediment Toxicity Testing - p. 199 18. 7.1. Introduction - p. 199 19. 7.2. How to Conduct a Sediment Toxicity Test - p. 215 20. 7.3. Toxicity Identification Evaluation for Whole Sediments - p. 221 21. 7.4. More from Less (Future Possibilities and Probabilities) - p. 223 22. Chapter 8. Mesocosm and Field Toxicity Testing in the Marine Context - p. 239 23. Chapter 9. Ecological Risk and Weight of Evidence Assessments - p. 257 24. Chapter 10. Global Change - p. 273 25. 10.1. Introduction - p. 273 26. 10.2. Catchment-Land Use Changes - p. 274 27. 10.3. Ports and Industry-Associated Changes - p. 284 28. 10.4. Climate Change - p. 294 29. 10.5. Future Research Needs and New Tools for Assessing Impacts in Marine Ecosystems - p. 304 30. 10.6 Conclusions - p. 307 31. Index - p. 315
Marine Ecotoxicology: Current Knowledge and Future Issues is the first unified resource to cover issues related to contamination, responses, and testing techniques of saltwater from a toxicological perspective. With its unprecedented focus on marine environments and logical chapter progression, this book is useful to graduate students, ecotoxicologists, risk assessors, and regulators involved or interested in marine waters.
As human interaction with these environments increases, understanding of the pollutants and toxins introduced into the oceans becomes ever more critical, and this book builds a foundation of knowledge to assist scientists in studying, monitoring, and making decisions that affect both marine environments and human health.
A team of world renowned experts provide detailed analyses of the most common contaminants in marine environments and explain the design and purpose of toxicity testing methods, while exploring the future of ecotoxicology studies in relation to the world’s oceans. As the threat of increasing pollution in marine environments becomes an ever more tangible reality, Marine Ecotoxicology offers insights and guidance to mitigate that threat.
1. 1.1. Introduction - p. 2 2. 1.2. Sources and Properties - p. 2 3. 1.3. Analytical Approaches - p. 9 4. 1.4. Occurrence in the Marine Environment - p. 16 5. 1.5. Microplastics in the Marine Environment - p. 22 6. 1.6. Future Trends - p. 23 7. 1.7. Conclusions - p. 23 8. Chapter 2. Contemporary Methods for Statistical Design and Analysis - p. 35 9. Chapter 3. Dynamic Modeling for Uptake and Effects of Chemicals - p. 71 10. Chapter 4. Bioaccumulation and Biomonitoring - p. 99 11. Chapter 5. Biomarkers and Effects - p. 121 12. 5.1. Introduction - p. 121 13. 5.2. Biomarkers - p. 122 14. 5.3. High-Throughput Screening Techniques or “Omics” - p. 143 15. 5.4. Future Possibilities and Probabilities - p. 151 16. Chapter 6. Saltwater Toxicity Tests - p. 167 17. Chapter 7. Sediment Toxicity Testing - p. 199 18. 7.1. Introduction - p. 199 19. 7.2. How to Conduct a Sediment Toxicity Test - p. 215 20. 7.3. Toxicity Identification Evaluation for Whole Sediments - p. 221 21. 7.4. More from Less (Future Possibilities and Probabilities) - p. 223 22. Chapter 8. Mesocosm and Field Toxicity Testing in the Marine Context - p. 239 23. Chapter 9. Ecological Risk and Weight of Evidence Assessments - p. 257 24. Chapter 10. Global Change - p. 273 25. 10.1. Introduction - p. 273 26. 10.2. Catchment-Land Use Changes - p. 274 27. 10.3. Ports and Industry-Associated Changes - p. 284 28. 10.4. Climate Change - p. 294 29. 10.5. Future Research Needs and New Tools for Assessing Impacts in Marine Ecosystems - p. 304 30. 10.6 Conclusions - p. 307 31. Index - p. 315
