Abstract Using mainly United Kingdom estuaries as examples, various factors governing the
bioavailability, bioaccumulation and biological effects of heavy metals in sediment …

With contributions from more than 75 international experts, this second edition focuses on
toxic substances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for …

This extensive handbook presents up-to-date coverage of significant developments in
estuarine and marine pollution. Multidisciplinary in approach, Practical Handbook of …

The impact of acute and sublethal toxicity of arsenate on hematological, biochemical and
enzymological parameters of an Indian major carp Catla catla were estimated. The median …

In the present study the acute toxicity of arsenic trioxide in fingerlings of Catla catla an Indian
major carp was evaluated with renewal bioassay method. The median lethal concentration …

Indian catfish, Clarias batrachus, were exposed to two nonlethal doses of arsenic for 10
days, which induced tissue lipid peroxidation, increased the ratio of oxidized to reduced …

Adult lake whitefish were fed As contaminated diets at nominal concentrations of 0, 1, 10,
and 100 μg As/g food (dry weight) for 10, 30, and 64 days. Reduced feed consumption was …

In fish as in animals, the immune system functions in resistance against diseases and in
protection against neoplastic cells. Fish live in an aqueous environment that is unfortunately …

The distribution and potential bioaccumulation of dietary arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury,
and selenium in organs and tissues of rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss Walbaum, 1792) …

O aumento nas concentrações de metais pesados no solo e na água próximos a zonas de
mineração pode estar relacionado com processos químicos e biológicos que controlam a …