Handbook of Ecotoxicology

The Handbook of Ecotoxicology provides a readily accessible, yet critical collection of information on ecotoxicological testing. Now available in a single paperback volume, this handbook represents excellent value. Part A concentrates on techniques, especially those tests used for prediction. Thorough descriptions of the main tests are provided, followed by critical analyses in terms of ease of handling, repeatability and ecological relevance, and finally, an extensive bibliography citing key documents describing test methods and key papers evaluating them. Part B focuses on the toxicants themselves: summarising their ecological effects, describing ways of predicting effects from physico-chemical properties alone, and describing and discussing fate models. Now available as a single volume in paperback An invaluable reference resource Content: Chapter 1 General Principles and Overview (pages 1–5): P. CalowChapter 2 Microbial Systems (pages 9–27): C. I. MayfieldChapter 3 Freshwater Primary Producers (pages 28–50): M. A. LewisChapter 4 Freshwater Invertebrate Toxicity Tests (pages 51–65): G. Persoone and C. R. JanssenChapter 5 Freshwater Fish (pages 66–82): J. F. De L. G. SolbeChapter 6 Freshwater Sediments (pages 83–100): T. B. Reynoldson and K. E. DayChapter 7 Freshwater Multi?Species Test Systems (pages 101–116): J. Cairns and D. S. CherryChapter 8 Primary Producers (pages 119–144): G. E. WalshChapter 9 Marine and Estuarine Invertebrate Toxicity Tests (pages 145–166): J. WiddowsChapter 10 Methods for Spawning, Culturing and Conducting Toxicity Tests with Early Life Stages of Estuarine and Marine Fishes (pages 167–192): D. P. Middaugh, L. R. Goodman and M. J. HemmerChapter 11 Appropriate Uses of Marine and Estuarine Sediment Bioassays (pages 193–226): S. N. Luoma and K. T. HoChapter 12 Marine and Estuarine Multi?Species Test Systems (pages 227–247): J. R. Clark and C. R. CripeChapter 13 Soil Invertebrates and Micro?Organisms (pages 251–277): N. M. van Straalen and C. A. M. van GestelChapter 14 Terrestrial Primary Producers (pages 278–298): L. A. Kapustka and M. ReporterChapter 15 Insects, Spiders and Mites (pages 299–325): P. C. JepsonChapter 16 Birds (pages 326–338): C. H. WalkerChapter 17 Terrestrial Mammals (pages 339–352): R. H. SmithChapter 18 Biodegradation (pages 355–377): H. De HenauChapter 19 Bioaccumulation (pages 378–396): D. J. H. PhillipsChapter 20 In Situ Biological Monitoring of pollution in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems (pages 397–427): S. P. HopkinChapter 21 Bioprobes and Biosensors (pages 428–437): D. M. RawsonChapter 22 The Design and Analysis of Concentration—Response Experiments (pages 438–459): T. L. ForbesChapter 34 Complex Mixtures (pages 753–774): J. DoiChapter 35 The Octanol?Water Partition Coefficient (pages 775–784): D. W. ConnellChapter 36 Quantitative Structure?Activity Relationships (pages 785–811): P. DonkinChapter 37 Fate Models (pages 812–831): D. MackayChapter 38 Prioritization and Standards for Hazardous Chemicals (pages 832–857): S. HedgecottChapter 23 Overview with Observations on Risk Assessment and Management (pages 461–468): Peter CalowChapter 24 Gaseous Compounds (pages 471–484): C. N. Hewitt, L. Salter and T. A. MansfieldChapter 25 Acid Solutions (pages 485–508): C. P. CumminsChapter 26 Metal Analysis (pages 509–542): W. J. Langston and S. K. SpenceChapter 27 Heavy Metals (pages 543–569): M. H. Depledge, J. M. Weeks and P. BjerregaardChapter 28 Organometallic Compounds in the Aquatic Environment (pages 570–593): M. J. WaldockChapter 29 Detergents (pages 594–618): E. C. Hennes?Morgan and N. T. de OudeChapter 30 Pesticides (pages 619–667): D. R. Nimmo and L. C. McEwenChapter 31 PCBs, PCDDs and PCDFs (pages 668–707): A. J. NiimiChapter 32 Oils and Hydrocarbons (pages 708–727): C. I. BettonChapter 33 Organic Pollution: Biochemical Oxygen Demand and Ammonia (pages 728–749): N. Adams and D. Bealing