Acid Toxicity and Aquatic Animals

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Hardcover | 15 May 1989

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This volume aims to review and present research on acid waters and their effects on aquatic animals. Starting initially with the environment in order to assess why the problems have arisen in particular areas, the volume then deals with field and survival studies on invertebrates and vertebrates and examines the extent of the biological problem and the attempts which have been made to relate water quality and the susceptibility of animals. Major advances in this area have included the realization that declining populations are often the result of acid waters and their interactions with traces of other ions and that these situations produce the most severe physiological problems. The natural progression of environmental and field studies, toxicity and survival tests provide the background information for the physiological studies which follow. These form the major component of the book and they seek to analyse the toxic effects of acid waters and trace metals on acid-base balance, respiration, ionic balance together with cardiovascular and endocrinological effects.

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"...a distinct and valuable contribution." Quarterly Review of Biology "...the book can be useful for students and all others interested in aquatic toxicology." H. Dabrowska, Journal of Environmental Quality

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Units, symbols and formulae
Preface
Introduction
The causes and consequences of surface water
Invertebrate communities in acid streams
Fish survival in acid waters
Field studies on fisheries in acid waters in the UK
Episodic changes in water quality and their effects on fish
Acid-base regulation in fishes
Mechanisms
Acid-base regulation in fishes
Biological responses and limitations
Intracellular pH regulation and the effects of external acidification
The physiological problems of fish in acid waters
Laboratory studies on invertebrate survival and physiology in acid waters
The physiological problems of crayfish in acid waters
The effects of hydrogen and aluminium ions on fish gills
The combined effects of pH and trace metals on fish ionoregulation
Endocrine responses to acid stress in fish
Commentary and conclusions
Index
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