Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology. Volume 241 /

• Other Authors: Voogt, Pim de
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2016], ©2017.
• Subjects: Pollution.; Environmental toxicology.; Toxicology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319469454; 9783319469447
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (177 pages)

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Table of Contents:

• 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 Bioinformatics9 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 Formation4.3 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.
• 3.1 Cd Level and Sources in Soil3.2 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 Plants5.1 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.