Christopher Mason - Biology of freshwater pollution

Biology of freshwater pollution - 2002
Christopher Mason

Education Limited

ISBN: 0130906395

This textbook describes the general characteristics and effects of pollutants expelled by humans into the water, land and air. Later chapters survey methods for the biological assessment and management of fresh water quality. The fourth edition updates material on biomarkers and global warming, and adds a chapter on invasive species.

Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Aquatic toxicology
3. Organic pollution
4. Eutrophication
5. Acidification
6. Energy and pollution
7. Biological pollution
8. Biological assessment of water quality
9. Managing water resources

Review:

It book offers a highly regarded overview of the subject aimed at advanced undergraduates and professionals. This latest edition provides an up-to-date summary of the whole field covering recent research, case studies and examples. The book begins by describing contrasting examples of pollution events. Individual chapters then deal with the major types of pollution events. Individual chapters then deal with the major types of pollution introducing their sources, exploring their impacts on biological system and water resources using contemporary examples and discussing methods for mitigating impacts. Techniques used to investigate pollution are introduced throughout and the penultimate chapter deals extensively with the biological assessment of water quality. The final chapetr looks at water resource management in the 21st century and the role of the biologist in that process.

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