Biomarkers of Environmental ContaminationCRC Press, 2018 M01 18 - 467 páginas How can biological markers help assess and predict human health risks? Find out the answers to this question and others in this timely new book examining the use of biological markers in animals and plants for evaluating the ecological and health effects of environmental contamination. The book explains the concept of environmental sentinels, presents example of field studies and discusses the utility of biomarkers within a risk analysis paradigm. Anyone who needs to know how to assess and predict environmental contamination should consider this book essential reading. |
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Biological Markers of Environmental Contamination | |
Liver Structural Alterations Accompanying Chronic | |
A Possible Monitor | |
The Croaker Nibea mitsukurii and the Sea Catfish | |
Sublethal Responses of Platichthys stellatus to Organic | |
Interpreting the Effects | |
Avian Mixed Function Oxidase Induction as a Monitoring | |
Use of BarbiturateInduced Sleeping Time as | |
Flounder from Boston Harbor | |
MetalBinding Proteins and Peptides for the Detection | |
Metallothionein as a Biomarker of Environmental Metal | |
a Potential Biomonitor of Exposure | |
Effect of Cadmium on Protein Synthesis in Gill Tissue | |
Kendall | |
Application of Bioindicators in Assessing the Health | |
A Comparative Evaluation of Selected Measures | |
Potential as Multitiered Biomarkers | |
Macrophage Responses of Estuarine Fish | |
Biological Monitoring | |
DNA Adducts in Marine Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis | |
Disease Biomarkers in Large Whale Populations of | |
Use of Biomarkers in Ecological Risk Assessment | |
Implementation of a Biomarker | |
Shugart | |
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