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Water Pollution and Fish Physiology
Contributor(s): Heath, Alan G. (Author)
ISBN: 0873716329     ISBN-13: 9780873716321
Publisher: CRC Press
OUR PRICE:   $308.75  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 1995
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Annotation: Explains how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish. This Second Edition has been completely updated, and chapters have been added on immunology and acid toxicity. The emphasis is on understanding the mechanisms of sublethal effects on fish and their responses to these environmental stressors.
-- Provides a complete and updated treatment of the effects of water pollutants on the physiology of fish
-- Includes material on how toxics affect the respiration, cardiovascular system, liver structure and function, metabolism, enzyme activity, reproduction and spawning, immune system, and nervous system functions in fish
-- Contains figures and tables that illustrate the material covered in the text
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Animals - Fish
- Science | Life Sciences - Ecology
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
Dewey: 597.024
LCCN: 95016292
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.45" W x 9.57" (1.59 lbs) 374 pages
 
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This book provides a concise synthesis of how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish. This Second Edition of the well-received Water Pollution and Fish Physiology has been completely updated, and chapters have been added on immunology and acid toxicity. The emphasis, as in the first edition, is on understanding mechanisms of sublethal effects on fish and their responses to these environmental stressors.
The first chapter covers the basic principles involved in understanding how fish respond, in general, to environmental alterations. Each subsequent chapter is devoted to a particular organ system or physiological function and begins with a short overview of normal physiology of that system/function. This is followed by a review of how various toxic chemicals may alter normal conditions in fish. Chapters covering environmental hypoxia, behavior, cellular enzymes, and acid toxicity are also included. The book closes with a discussion on the practical application of physiological and biochemical measurements of fish in water pollution control in research and regulatory settings.