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1 online resource (462 p.) |
| Contents |
Front Cover -- Bacterial Fish Diseases -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Aquatic pollution and marine ecosystems -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Sources of contamination in aquatic ecosystems -- 1.3 Causes of aquatic ecosystem pollution by hydrocarbons -- 1.4 The effects of water pollution -- 1.4.1 Aluminum -- 1.4.2 Ammonia -- 1.4.3 Arsenic -- 1.4.4 Barium -- 1.4.5 Benzene -- 1.4.6 Cadmium -- 1.4.7 Calcium -- 1.4.8 Chlorine -- 1.4.9 Chromium -- 1.4.10 Copper -- 1.4.11 Magnesium |
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1.5 The repercussions of pollution of aquatic ecosystems with hydrocarbons -- 1.6 Other sources of water pollution spread -- 1.6.1 Spray drift -- 1.6.2 Leakage -- 1.6.3 Drainage -- 1.7 Conclusions and recommendations -- References -- 2 Heavy metals as pollutants in the aquatic Black Sea ecosystem -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Heavy metal poisoning -- 2.2.1 General properties of metals -- 2.2.2 Fish species with "toxic" flesh -- 2.2.3 Toxicity of various organs/tissues of fish -- 2.2.4 Bioaccumulation factor -- 2.3 The role of heavy metals as pollutants |
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2.3.1 Peculiarities of heavy metals found in aquatic ecosystems -- 2.4 Bioavailability of heavy metals for aquatic organisms -- 2.5 Effects of heavy metal pollution on aquatic ecosystems -- 2.6 Methods of taking heavy metals from the bodies of organisms -- 2.7 Methods of accumulation and disposal of metals -- 2.7.1 Bioconcentration: applications in toxicology -- 2.7.2 Biological factors -- 2.7.3 Environmental parameters -- 2.7.4 The effects of bioconcentration and bioaccumulation on the aquatic ecosystem -- 2.8 Identification and adjustment of concentrations of metals in tissue -- 2.9 Conclusions |
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3.7.2 Tissue and organ damage -- 3.8 Reproductive dysfunction -- 3.9 Developmental disorders -- 3.9.1 Neurotoxicity -- 3.9.2 Behavioral alterations -- 3.9.3 Genotoxicity -- 3.9.4 Immunosuppression -- 3.9.5 Effect on growth of fish -- 3.9.6 Histopathological alterations due to insecticide toxicity -- 3.9.7 Herbicides -- 3.9.8 Fungicides -- 3.10 Toxicity due to heavy metals in fish -- 3.10.1 Effects of cadmium on fish -- 3.10.2 Effects of mercury in fish -- 3.10.3 Effects of lead in fish -- 3.10.4 Effects of aluminum in fish -- 3.10.5 Effects of arsenic in fish -- 3.10.6 Effects of chromium in fish |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
References -- 3 Effects of heavy metals and pesticides on fish -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Toxicity due to pesticides in fish -- 3.3 Disadvantages of pesticides -- 3.4 Routes of pesticide exposure in fish -- 3.5 Effects of pesticides on fish -- 3.5.1 Residual effects of insecticides -- 3.5.2 Bioaccumulation of insecticides -- 3.5.3 Biotransformation of insecticides and the toxic mechanisms -- 3.6 Acute toxicity of insecticides -- 3.6.1 Sublethal toxicity of insecticides -- 3.7 Chronic toxicity of insecticides -- 3.7.1 Effects of insecticides on different parameters in fish |
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3.10.7 Effects of copper in Fish |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bhat, Rouf Ahmad
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Qadri, Humaira
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Al-Ghamdi, Khalid M
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Hakeem, Khalid Rehman
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| ISBN |
9780323856256 |
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032385625X |
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