Main description:

The presence of concentrations of organic substances and cations in sea water is a matter of increasing concern to the water industry, environmentalists and the general public alike. There is a threat of possible health hazards to both human, fish and crustacea. Occurrence, Toxicity and Analysis of Marine Biota discusses bioaccumulation in biota as well as occurrence and analysis of toxicants in biota. The main thrust of this book will be a review of the levels of toxicants found in the tissues of fish and invertebrates at various sites throughout the world. In addition, results will be reported on the levels of toxicants found in marine biota enabling ill health or death to occur. This will involve a discussion of toxicity index LC50 and percentile S95 concentration of toxicants and their implications on animal health and mortality, also that of humans who eat these sea creatures. The book will be a complete logical survey of this topic.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Toxicity Evaluation

Chapter 2: Determination of Metals in Fish

Chapter 3: Determination of Organic Compounds in Fish

Chapter 4: Determination of Organometallic Compounds on Fish

Chapter 5: Determination of Metals in Invertebrates

Chapter 6: Determination of Organic Compounds on Invertebrates

Chapter 7: Determination of Organometallic Compounds on Invertebrates

Chapter 8: Toxic Effect of Metals in Fish and Invertebrates

Chapter 9: Toxic Effects of Organic Compounds on Fish and Invertebrates

Chapter 10: Toxic Effect of organometallic Compounds on Fish, Invertebrates

Chapter 11: Toxicity of Pollutants in Phytoplankton and Algae

Chapter 12: Bioaccumulation