1 Ecotoxicology is concerned ultimately with the effects of pollutants on populations not
individuals. Sub-lethal effects, and changes to the environment, can have a greater impact …

This paper considers the importance of automobiles as a continuing source of persistent
pollutants in the environment, using the UK as a case study. The mass of lead, copper, zinc …

With contributions from more than 75 international experts, this second edition focuses on
toxic substances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for …

Abstract The concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn in sediments, water, and different plant
organs of six aquatic vascular plant species, Ceratophyllum demersum L. Echinochloa …

This 2nd edition of Understanding Our Environment has been reworked and greatly
updated, providing a modern introductory level text for students of pollution and …

Biological and chemical processes play a key role in the treatment of domestic wastewater
and are becoming increasingly important in tackling the problems caused by industrial …

Combining a Gas-Injection System (GIS) with the Focused Ion Beam (FIB) has a broad
scope of applications in sample preparation such as protective layer deposition, increasing …

Changing environmental conditions may influence the fate and bioavailability of lanthanides
(part of the rare earth elements [Ln]) in estuaries. The aim of this study was to quantify the …

Tools from metabolic scaling and food web theory were used to construct a general model of
carbon flux by litter and soil invertebrates. The flux model was used to explore the energetic …

Sixteen bottom sediment samples collected from Qua-Iboe River estuary and associated
creeks were analyzed for Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Zn, Ni, pH, Organic carbon (orgC), and grain …