Manual of bioassessment of aquatic sediment quality
By: edited by Alena Mudroch, José M. Azcue, Paul Mudroch.
Contributors: Mudroch, Alena.; Azcue, José M.; Mudroch, Paul.
Publisher: Lewis Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: River sediments -- Analysis.; Lake sediments -- Analysis.; Marine sediments -- Analysis.; Water quality bioassay.
Other titles: Bioassessment of aquatic sediment quality; Aquatic sediment quality; Manual of physico-chemical analysis of aquatic sediments.
Description: Professionals from various disciplines in environmental sciences are becoming increasingly involved in water quality issues. The Manual of Bioassessment of Aquatic Sediment Quality now provides the most current techniques and methods - in the laboratory and the field - to detect and evaluate aquatic contaminants. The Manual of Bioassessment of Aquatic Sediment Quality will help environmental professionals ensure the protection of life-supporting streams, lakes and oceans throughout the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Designed to complement the analytical methods presented in the companion volume, Manual of physico-chemial analysis of aquatic sediments"--P. [4] of cover.
Table of contents: title: Trace metal speciation in aquatic sediments : methods, benefits, and limitations / Rudolf Reuther; title: Sediment bacterial populations and methodologies to study the populations important to xenobiotic degradation / Gordon Southam and Colette MacKenzie; title: Laboratory methods and criteria for sediment bioassessment / Pilar Rodriguez and Trefor B. Reynoldson; title: Field methods and interpretation for sediment bioassessment / T.B. Reynoldson and P. Rodriguez; title: Sediment certified reference materials / Venghuot F. Cheam; title: Safety in the laboratory for sediment analysis / J.M. Azcue and A. Mudroch.