| Description |
375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Freshwater bivalve ecotoxicology / John H. Van Hassel and Jerry L. Farris -- Ch. 2. A review of the use of unionid mussels as biological indicators of ecosystem Health / John H. Van Hassel and Jerry L. Farris -- Ch. 3. A brief look at freshwater mussel (unionacea) biology / G. Thomas Watters -- Ch. 4. Propagation and culture of freshwater mussels / Cristi D. Bishop, Robert Hudson and Jerry L. Farris -- Ch. 5. Laboratory toxocity testing with freshwater mussels / Christopher G. Ingersoll, Nicola J. Kernaghan, Timothy S. Gross, Cristi D. Bishop, Ning Wang and Andy Roberts -- Ch. 6. In situ toxicity testing of unionids / Mindy Yeager Armstead and Jessica L. Yeager -- Ch. 7. Unionid mussel sensitivity to environmental contaminants / Anne Keller, Mike Lydy and D. Shane Ruessler -- Ch. 8. Toxicokinetics of environmental contaminants in freshwater bivalves / Waverly A. Thorsen, W. Gregory Cope and Damian Shea -- Ch. 9. Linking bioaccumulation and biological effects to chemicals in water and sediment : a conceptual framework for freshwater bivalve ecotoxicology / Michael H. Salazar and Sandra M. Salazar -- Ch. 10. Biomarker responses of unionid mussels to environmental contaminants / Teresa J. Newton and W. Gregory Cope -- Ch. 11. Case study : comparison of Asian clam (corbicula fluminea) in situ testing to several nontarget test organism responses to biocidal dosing at a nuclear power plant / Donald S. Cherry and David J. Soucek -- Ch. 12. Case study : discrimination of factors affecting unionid mussel distribution in the Clinch River, Virginia, U.S.A. / John H. Van Hassel -- Ch. 13. Case study : impact of partially treated mine water on an Ohio River (U.S.A.) mussel bed - use of multiple lines of evidence in impact analysis / Heidi L. Dunn, Jerry L. Farris and John H. Van Hassel -- Ch. 14. Case study : sensitivity of mussel glochidia and regulatory test organisms to mercury and a reference toxicant / Theodore W. Valenti, Donald S. Cherry, Richard J. Neves, Brandon A. Locke and John J. Schmerfeld |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Freshwater mussels -- Effect of water pollution on.
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Indicators (Biology)
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Water quality bioassay.
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| Author |
Farris, Jerry L.
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Van Hassel, John H.
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SETAC (Society)
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| LC no. |
2006019525 |
| ISBN |
142004284X (alk. paper) |
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9781420042849 (alk. paper) |
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