Keywords:
Environmental chemistry.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (177 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783319469454
Series Statement:
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Series ; v.241
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4743067
DDC:
333.7
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Gene Expression Profiling in Fish Toxicology: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Use of Northern Blotting in Fish Toxicology -- 3 Use of DDRT-PCR in Fish Toxicology -- 4 Use of SSH in Fish Toxicology -- 5 Use of RT-qPCR in Fish Toxicology -- 5.1 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) -- 5.2 Metals, Metallic Nanoparticles and Organometals -- 5.3 Pesticides and Herbicides -- 5.4 Miscellaneous -- 6 Use of Microarrays in Fish Toxicology -- 6.1 Metals, Metallic Nanoparticles and Organometals -- 6.2 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals -- 6.3 Miscellaneous -- 7 Use of NGS in Fish Toxicology -- 8 Toxicogenomics Databases and Bioinformatics -- 9 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Review of the Ecotoxicological Properties of the Methylenedianiline Substances -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Physical-Chemical Properties -- 3 Environmental Behavior -- 4 Ecotoxicological Properties -- 4.1 Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms -- 4.1.1 Tests with Bacteria -- 4.1.2 Tests with Algae -- 4.1.3 Tests with Crustacea -- 4.1.4 Test with Vertebrates (Fish) -- 4.1.5 Tests with Mollusca -- 4.2 Toxicity to Benthic Organisms -- 4.2.1 Tests with an Oligochaete -- 4.2.2 Tests with an Insect Larvae -- 4.2.3 Test with an Amphipod -- 4.2.4 Additional Tests on Feeding Mode and Ammonia Formation -- 4.3 Toxicity to Terrestrial Organisms -- 4.3.1 Tests with Soil Bacteria -- 4.3.2 Toxicity to Terrestrial Plants -- 4.3.3 Toxicity to the Earthworm Eisenia fetida -- 4.3.4 Toxicity to the Collembolan Species Folsomia candida -- 4.3.5 Acute Toxicity to Birds -- 4.4 Potential for Endocrine-Modulating Effects and Brief Overview of the Toxicity to Mammalia -- 5 Summary -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Cadmium Bioavailability, Uptake, Toxicity and Detoxification in Soil-Plant System -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Use of Cadmium -- 3 Behavior of Cd in Soil.
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3.1 Cd Level and Sources in Soil -- 3.2 Bioavailability of Cd in Soil -- 3.3 Effect of Soil Chemical Properties on Cd Bioavailability -- 3.3.1 Effect of Soil pH on Cd Bioavailability -- 3.3.2 Effect of Soil Organic Matter on Cd Bioavailability -- 3.4 Influence of Soil Microbial Activity on Cd Behavior in Soil -- 4 Soil-Plant Transfer of Cd -- 4.1 Molecular Understanding of Cd Uptake by Plants -- 4.2 Competition Between Cd and Cations for Uptake -- 4.3 Cadmium Sequestration in Plant Roots -- 4.4 Cadmium Translocation to Shoots -- 4.5 Cadmium Accumulation in Edible Plant Parts -- 4.6 Foliar Uptake of Cd -- 5 Toxic Effects of Cd on Plants -- 5.1 Effects of Cd on Seed Germination and Plant Growth -- 5.2 Cadmium Genotoxicity -- 5.3 Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress and Lipid Peroxidation -- 6 Cadmium Detoxification in Plants -- 6.1 Vacuolar Compartmentalization -- 6.1.1 Phytochelatins -- 6.1.2 Glutathione -- 6.2 Antioxidant Enzymes -- 6.3 Salicylic Acid (SA) -- 7 Hormetic Effect of Cadmium Toxicity -- 8 Conclusions and Perspectives -- References -- Radionuclides: Accumulation and Transport in Plants -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Natural Occurrence and Exposures -- 3 Use of Green Plants for Restoring Balance and Its Applications -- 4 Rhizosphere, Rhizobacteria and Metal Transporters Used in Remediation Purposes -- 5 Radio-Phytoremediation: An Approach to Decontaminate Radionuclides Using Plants -- 6 Bioavailability of Radionuclides -- 7 Radionuclide Exposure and Plant Responses -- 8 Phytoremediation of Selected Radionuclides -- 8.1 Caesium -- 8.2 Uranium -- 8.3 Radium -- 9 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Index.
