Toxic contaminants and ecosystems health: A Great Lakes focus (Advances in Science and Technology, Volume 21)
- ed.
In 1983, the Science Advisory Board of the International Joint Commission established the Health and Aquatic Communities Task Force to synthesize information on the effects of toxic substances on the Great Lakes aquatic communtiies. The culmination of the Task Force's activities was a symposium and workshop held 18-21 June 1985 as part of the annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. After this meeting, participants prepared the chapters that form the basis of this book. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 consists of six chapters, each devoted to the effects of toxics on a major trophic level. Great Lakes biota are emphasized in each chapter. Part 2 is divided into 17 chapters that focus on new methods beyond single species bioassays for assessing toxic effects. Part 3 consists of six summary chapters (again corresponding roughly to major trophic levels) that synthesize the opinions of workshop participants on future directions for assessing toxic effects.
- OSTI ID:
- 5884046
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: From review by Kenneth A. Rose (Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)), in Journal of Environmental Quality, Vol. 18, No. 4(Oct-Dec 1989)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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