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Water quality criteria for freshwater fish /

Water Quality Criteria for Freshwater Fish, Second Edition, is a collection of 12 technical papers on water quality criteria for European freshwater fish, together with a report on fish toxicity testing procedures that have been produced for the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC)-...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Otros Autores: Alabaster, John S., Lloyd, R. (Richard), 1930-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Boston : Published by arrangement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by Butterworths, 1982.
Edición:2d edition.
Colección:Document (Susitna Hydroelectric Project) ; no. 3117.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Water Quality Criteria for Freshwater Fish; Copyright Page; Editors' note; Foreword; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. FINELY DIVIDED SOLIDS; Foreword; 1.1 Summary; 1.2 Introduction; 1.3 Literature survey; 1.4 Tentative water quality criteria for finely divided solid matter; 1.5 References; CHAPTER 2. EXTREME pH VALUE; Foreword; 2.1 Summary; 2.2 Introduction; 2.3 Literature survey on effects of acid pH values; 2.4 Literature survey on effects on alkaline pH values; 2.5 Conclusions; 2.6 References; CHAPTER 3. WATER TEMPERATURE; Foreword; 3.1 Summary; 3.2 Introduction
  • 3.3 General considerations3.4 Fish embryos; 3.5 Fish fry and adults; 3.6 Temperature and pollution; 3.7 Temperature and other aquatic organisms; 3.8 Heated effluents and fisheries; 3.9 Tentative temperature criteria; 3.10 References; 3.11 Appendix. Additional references on the effect of water temperature on fish; CHAPTER 4. AMMONIA; Foreword; 4.1 Summary; 4.2 Introduction; 4.3 Literature survey on effects of ammonia; 4.4 Conclusions; 4.5 References; CHAPTER 5. MONOHYDRIC PHENOLS; Foreword; 5.1 Summary; 5.2 Introduction; 5.3 Direct lethal action on fish; 5.4 Sublethal action on fish
  • 5.5 Summary of data on invertebrates and algae5.6 Conclusions; 5.7 Tentative water quality criteria; 5.8 References; CHAPTER 6. DISSOLVED OXYGEN; Foreword; 6.1 Summary; 6.2 Introduction; 6.3 Direct lethal action on fish; 6.4 Sublethal action on fish; 6.5 Direct effect on fish food organisms; 6.6 Field observations; 6.7 Summary of data; 6.8 Tentative DO criteria; 6.9 References; CHAPTER 7. CHLORINE; Foreword; 7.1 Summary; 7.2 Introduction; 7.3 Chemistry of chlorine in water; 7.4 Toxicology of chlorine in water; 7.5 Field observations; 7.6 Summary of data; 7.7 Tentative water quality criteria
  • 7.8 ReferencesCHAPTER 8. ZINC; Foreword; 8.1 Summary; 8.2 Introduction; 8.3 Direct lethal action on fish; 8.4 Sublethal effects on fish; 8.5 Field observations on fish; 8.6 Summary of data on aquatic vegetation and invertebrates; 8.7 Summary and conclusions; 8.8 Tentative water quality criteria; 8.9 References; CHAPTER 9. COPPER; Foreword; 9.1 Summary; 9.2 Introduction; 9.3 Direct lethal action on fish; 9.4 Sublethal effects on fish; 9.5 Field observations on fish; 9.6 Summary of data on algae and invertebrates; 9.7 Summary and conclusions; 9.8 Tentative water quality criteria; 9.9 References
  • CHAPTER 10. CADMIUMForeword; 10.1 Summary; 10.2 Introduction; 10.3 Accumulation of cadmium in fish tissues; 10.4 Lethal effects on fish; 10.5 Sublethal effects on fish; 10.6 Field observations on fish; 10.7 Aquatic invertebrates; 10.8 Aquatic algae and macrophytes and other organisms; 10.9 Summary and conclusions; 10.10 Tentative water quality criteria; 10.11 References; CHAPTER 11. MIXTURES OF TOXICANTS; Foreword; 11.1 Summary; 11.2 Introduction; 11.3 Application of additive index to laboratory studies; 11.4 Field studies; 11.5 Uptake of toxicants; 11.6 Summary and conclusions