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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description:
"This book provides comprehensive review of the most recent studies made in terms of the impacts of contaminants in the marine environment. Classical and state-of-the-art information and techniques are presented applied to several types of marine organisms, from bacteria to fungi and animals to algae. Specific topics discussed including the impacts of different contaminants in different organisms but also different approaches and their outcomes in terms of impact assessment. Also the integration of these techniques is discussed in order to attain sentinel species and biomarkers to be applied in ecological quality and impact assessment programs and studies. This is an important book useful to researchers, risk assessment consultants, stake-holders, and teachers and students and the ecotoxicologist community in a whole"--