The Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Macrophytes -

The Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Macrophytes

Buch | Hardcover
XV, 214 Seiten
2023 | 2023
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-27832-7 (ISBN)
139,09 inkl. MwSt
This book focuses on the topic of ecotoxicology of aquatic macrophytes and is wide ranging, including the use of macrophytes for remediation of contaminated sites. Aquatic macrophytes occupy a key niche in aquatic ecosystems and provide a range of ecosystem services.

This book focuses on the topic of ecotoxicology of aquatic macrophytes and is wide ranging, including the use of macrophytes for remediation of contaminated sites. Many human activities are threats to the equilibrium of natural ecosystems. Pollution from point and non-point sources can be assessed using a variety of techniques, such as biomonitoring, biomarkers and biosensors. In aquatic ecosystems, biomonitoring of pollutants is mostly conducted by analysis of the tissues of invertebrates and fishes, and biomarker studies are also more widely applied to animals rather than in plants. Aquatic macrophytes occupy a key niche in aquatic ecosystems and provide a range of ecosystem services. In addition to their role in primary production, vegetation plays a key role in the cycling and retention of nutrients and generally acts as a sink for pollutants. Therefore, because of their importance to aquatic ecosystems, more attention should be paid to understanding the fate of pollutants and to developing methods to evaluate the health status of macrophytic plants in freshwater, marine and estuarine environments.

1. The Ecotoxicology of Aquatic Macrophytes: An Overview.- 2. Biomarkers in Aquatic Macrophytes: Traditional and Novel Approaches for Monitoring Responses to Exposure to Pollutants.- 3.  Metal(loid)s in Macrophytes from the Americas.- 4. Global Perspective for the Use of Aquatic Macrophytes in Regulatory Risk Assessment for Contaminants.- 5. Wild Rice (Zizania spp.) as a Model Macrophyte Toxicity Test Species for Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment.- 6. Recovery of Freshwater Aquatic Macrophytes after Exposure to Herbicides and the Implications for Ecological Risk Assessment.- 7. Vegetated Ditches for Mitigation of Contaminants in Agricultural Runoff.- 8. The "Green Liver" Concept: Green Liver Systems as Low-Impact Systems for Bioremediation Using Aquatic Macrophytes.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Environmental Contamination Remediation and Management
Zusatzinfo XV, 214 p. 47 illus., 39 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 472 g
Themenwelt Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften
Schlagworte Aquatic Pollution • Contamination • Ecology • ecotoxicology • Macrophytes
ISBN-10 3-031-27832-1 / 3031278321
ISBN-13 978-3-031-27832-7 / 9783031278327
Zustand Neuware
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