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1 online resource (368 pages) |
| Contents |
SECTION ONE Overview, Chapter 1 The Use of Nondestructive Biomarkers in the Hazard Assessment of Vertebrate Populations, SECTION TWO Enzymatic Biomarkers, Chapter 2 Blood Esterases as Indicators of Exposure to Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticides, Chapter 3 Clinical Biochemistry, SECTION THREE Metabolic Products as Biomarkers, Chapter 4 Porphyrins as "Nondestructive" Indicators of Exposure to Environmental Pollutants, SECTION FOUR Genotoxic Responses, Chapter 5 Genotoxic Responses in Blood, Chapter 6 Genotoxic Responses in Blood Detected by Cytogenetic and Cytometric Assays, Chapter 7 Hemoglobin Adducts, SECTION FIVE Cellular Biomarkers, Chapter 8 An Integrated Approach to Cellular Biomarkers in Fish, SECTION SIX Biomarkers in Eggs, Chapter 9 Biomarkers in Egg Samples, SECTION SEVEN Biomarkers in Studies of Endangered Species: Marine Mammals, Chapter 10 An Improved Whale Biopsy System Designed for Multidisciplinary Research, Chapter 11 Assessment of Organochlorine Pollutants in Cetaceans by Means of Skin and Hypodermic Biopsies, SECTION EIGHT Remarks on Nondestructive Biomarkers, Chapter 12 The Rational Basis for the Use of Biomarkers as Ecotoxicological Tools, Chapter 13 Nondestructive Biomarker Strategy: Perspectives and Applications, Chapter 14 The Future of Nondestructive Biomarkers, Index |
| Summary |
Nondestructive Biomarkers in Vertebrates presents an innovative approach for hazard assessment in vertebrates based on nondestructive rather than destructive methods. The book reviews the state of the art and defines the development and validation procedure of this new strategy. Biological materials, such as blood samples, epithelial tissue, eggs, feathers, and feces that can be obtained without stress or damage to the animal are suggested. Certain traditional studies (blood esterases, blood chemistry, mixed function oxidases, porphyrins, DNA damage, and cytological changes) can be performed on these specimens, along with new tests requiring only very small samples. This approach is developed to benefit protected, threatened species whose existence cannot be further jeopardized by the use of destructive methods. This volume will be particularly useful to ecotoxicologists, wildlife protection personnel, environmental consultants, and conservationist organizations |
| Notes |
"First published 1994 by Lewis Publishers." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Maria Cristina Fossi is a Staff Member of the Department of Environmental Biology of Siena University. She graduated with a Ph. D. in Environmental Science from Genoa University and has carried on postdoctoral research in the Department of Environmental Biology of Siena University on the fate, bioaccumulation, and biological effects of xenobiotic compounds in the Mediterranean. Since 1981, she has worked on biochemical adaptation to polluted environments by pollution-tolerant species, toxicological effects of xenobiotics on sea-bird populations, the use of biochemical and metabolic biomarkers (MFO, esterases, porphyrins) for the evaluation of environmental pollution and MFO detoxication activity in Antarctic organisms. Her recent research has been concerned with the development of a methodological approach for the assessment of toxicological risk by means of nondestructive biomarkers in endangered vertebrate species. Dr. Fossi is author of more than 90 articles in the scientific literature. She is on the editorial board of the international journal of Ecotoxicology and a member of the European Science Foundation Group for Biological Impact Assessment. She is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the European Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ESCPB), the Italian Society of Ecology (SITE), and the Italian Society of Marine Biology (SIBM). Claudio Leonzio is a Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Environmental Biology of Siena University. Since 1976, he has worked on the distribution of heavy metals and organochlorine compounds in the Mediterranean marine environment and on the dynamic accumulation of mercury in the trophic chain in relation to local geochemical anomalies, in particular. These studies were extended to birds in long-term monitoring studies of populations of marine species, based on residue analysis and biomarkers, especially monooxygenases. He has also been concerned with the relationship between mercury and selenium in processes of antagonism and detoxication. These studies were performed on birds, marine mammals, and experimental animals. He is author of more than 120 articles in the scientific literature. Dr. Leonzio is a member of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the European Cetacean Society (ECS), the Italian Society of Ecology (SITE), and the Italian Society of Marine Ecology (SIBM) |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed February 26, 2020) |
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Vertebrates -- Effect of pollution on -- Congresses
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Biochemical markers -- Congresses
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Environmental monitoring -- Congresses
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MEDICAL -- Toxicology.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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TECHNOLOGY -- Environmental Engineering & Technology.
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Biochemical markers
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Environmental monitoring
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Vertebrates -- Effect of pollution on
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Fossi, M. Cristina, editor
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Leonzio, Claudio, editor
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| ISBN |
9780367813703 |
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036781370X |
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9781000720396 |
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100072039X |
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9781000724301 |
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1000724301 |
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9781000716481 |
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1000716481 |
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