03793nam 2200601 a 450 991095491530332120251117080042.01-61470-233-0(CKB)2670000000136676(EBL)3019639(SSID)ssj0000691345(PQKBManifestationID)12331124(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000691345(PQKBWorkID)10629324(PQKB)10642649(MiAaPQ)EBC3019639(Au-PeEL)EBL3019639(CaPaEBR)ebr10671204(OCoLC)768111349(BIP)27925532(EXLCZ)99267000000013667620091019d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMechanisms of cadmium toxicity to various trophic saltwater organisms /Zaosheng Wang ... [et al.]1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishersc20101 online resource (84 p.)Environmental science, engineering and technology seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60876-646-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [59]-63) and index.Intro -- MECHANISMS OF CADMIUM TOXICITY TO VARIOUS TROPHIC SALTWATER ORGANISMS -- MECHANISMS OF CADMIUM TOXICITY TO VARIOUS TROPHIC SALTWATER ORGANISMS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 MECHANISMS OF CADMIUM TOXICITY TO VARIOUS TROPHIC SALTWATER ORGANISMS -- 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2 SOURCES AND PATHWAYS OF CADMIUM IN THE ENVIRONMENT -- 2.1. Natural Occurrences -- 2.2. Anthropogenic Sources -- 2.3. Status of Cadmium Pollution in Estuarine and Coastal Areas -- 2.4. Speciation and Bioavailability of Cadmium in Aquatic Environment -- Chapter 3 TOXICITY OF WATERBORNE CADMIUM TO SALTWATER AQUATIC ORGANISMS -- 3.1. Acute Toxicity -- 3.2. Sensitivity of Species -- 3.3. Chronic Toxicity -- 3.4. Bioaccumulation (Internal Metal Exposure) -- 3.5. Mechanisms of Cadmium Toxicity -- 3.5.1. Metal Accumulation Patterns -- 3.5.2. The Role of Metal-Binding Proteins, Metallothioneins (MTs) -- 3.5.3. Critical Body Residue (CBR) -- 3.5.4. Links to Toxicity -- 3.5.5. Species-Specific Effects -- Crustaceans -- Molluscs -- Fish -- Polychaeta -- Chapter 4 TOXICITY OF DIETARY CADMIUM TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS -- 4.1. Phytoplankton Exposed to Cadmium -- 4.1.1. Toxic Values of Microalgae Exposure to Cadmium -- 4.1.2. Algal Cadmium Burden -- 4.1.3. Cadmium Removed by Unicellular Microalgae -- 4.1.4. Mechanism of Cadmium to Microalgae -- 4.2. Dietary Toxicity -- 4.3. Mechanisms of Dietary Cadmium -- Chapter 5 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY OF CADMIUM -- Chapter 6 CONCLUSION -- Chapter 7 PERSPECTIVES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.The authors summarise basic and experimental knowledge on sources and toxicity of cadmium and overview mechanisms of toxicity and detoxification for various trophic aquatic organisms exposed to cadmium. It will assist in ecological risk assessments involving cadmium toxicity.Environmental science, engineering and technology series.CadmiumToxicologyCadmiumEnvironmental aspectsAquatic organismsEffect of water pollution onCadmiumToxicology.CadmiumEnvironmental aspects.Aquatic organismsEffect of water pollution on.615.9/25662Wang Zaosheng1965-1870275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954915303321Mechanisms of cadmium toxicity to various trophic saltwater organisms4478672UNINA