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Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology

  • A unique work for multi-sectorial scientists and practitioners in aquatic ecotoxicology
  • Includes an explanatory glossary of terms to help understand ecotoxicology and ecological risk assessment
  • Written by experts in key topics of modern aquatic ecotoxicology
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (104 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xlvi
  2. A

    1. Acid Rain Ecotoxicity

      • Vincent Felten, Guillaume Tixier, François Guérold
      Pages 1-14
    2. Active Biomonitoring

      • Victor Wepener
      Pages 15-20
    3. Amphibian Ecotoxicology

      • Andrée Gendron
      Pages 21-38
    4. Antifouling Agents and Associated Ecotoxicity

      • Émilien Pelletier
      Pages 39-48
    5. Aquatic Biomarkers

      • Carole Cossu-Leguille, Paule Vasseur
      Pages 49-66
    6. Aquatic Immunotoxicity

      • Pauline Brousseau, Michel Fournier
      Pages 79-88
    7. Aquatic Macrophytes in Ecotoxicology

      • Mark L. Hanson
      Pages 89-98
    8. Aquatic Mesocosms in Ecotoxicology

      • Thierry Caquet
      Pages 99-108
    9. Artificial Mussels

      • Rudolf S. S. Wu, Tai Chu Lau
      Pages 109-114
    10. Assessing Ecological Risks at Contaminated Sites

      • Matthew L. Graham, Victoria E. Renner, E. Agnes Blukacz-Richards, Miles Constable, Roger Santiago
      Pages 115-124
  3. B

    1. Bacteria in Ecotoxicology: Microtox Basic

      • B. Thomas Johnson
      Pages 125-136
    2. Bacteria in Ecotoxicology: Recombinant Luminescent Bacteria

      • Gérald Thouand, Marie José Durand
      Pages 137-150
    3. Beluga Whales and Ecotoxicity

      • Daniel Martineau
      Pages 151-168
    4. Benthic Community Ecotoxicology

      • Lee Grapentine
      Pages 169-180
    5. Bioavailability of Contaminants

      • Catherine Gourlay-Francé, Marie-Hélène Tusseau-Vuillemin
      Pages 181-190
    6. Biodegradability in Ecotoxicology

      • Pascal Poupin
      Pages 191-196
    7. Biological Test Methods in Ecotoxicology

      • Lisa N. Taylor, Rick P. Scroggins
      Pages 197-204
    8. Biology-Based and Population Dynamics Modeling in Ecotoxicology

      • Alexandre Péry, Rémy Beaudouin
      Pages 205-210

About this book

With its 104 chapters, this Encyclopedia of aquatic ecotoxicology reveals the diversity of issues, problems and challenges that have faced, and are facing today, receiving environments. It also indicates ways by which tools, strategies and future investigations can contribute to correct, minimize, solve and prevent water quality degradation.

Structured homogeneously, the chapters convey salient information on historical background, features, characteristics, uses and/or applications of treated topics, often complemented by illustrations and case studies, as well as by conclusions and prospects. This work is most suitable for teaching purposes. Academics, for example, could literally deliver comprehensive lectures to students simply based on chapter outlines and contents.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, Metz, France

    Jean-François Férard

  • Aquatic Ecosystem Protection Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada, Montréal, Canada

    Christian Blaise

About the editors

Until his retirement in late December 2008, Christian Blaise, D.Sc., was a senior research scientist at the Saint-Lawrence Centre, Environment Canada, Québec Region, Montréal, where he headed the Aquatic Toxicology Unit (ATU), River Ecosystems Research Section. Currently an Emeritus research scientist in the same Centre, he is still actively engaged with Environment Canada colleagues in several research projects linked to water quality investigations.

He continues to hold an adjunct professor status at UQAR-ISMER (Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski) where he contributes to teaching and provides mentorship to (under)graduate students in the field of ecotoxicology.

Jean-François Férard, D.Sc., is a Professor at the University of Metz (Lorraine province of France), where he heads a research unit entitled “Laboratoire des Interactions Ecotoxicologie, Biodiversité, Ecosystems” (LIEBE), recognized by CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique).

He also managed an undergraduate school program dedicated to Environmental Engineering and promoted knowledge and use of ecotoxicity tests by organizing, until 2011, an annual course entitled "Ecotoxicity and Carcinogenicity Testing of Chemicals, Plant protection products, Biocides, Effluents, Sediments and Contaminated Soils " which provides a theoretical and practical view of numerous ecotoxicity tests to decision-makers, industrialists and consultants.

His teaching duties involve fundamental and applied Ecotoxicology and Toxicology, Physiology and Physiotoxicology and other related disciplines.

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Bibliographic Information

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