Ecological Toxicology Research

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Plenary Papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Ecotoxicology—A New Branch of Toxicology: A General Survey of its Aims Methods, and Prospects

      • R. Truhaut

      Pages 3-23

   3. Some Effects of Pollutants in Terrestrial Ecosystems

      • William H. Stickel

      Pages 25-74

   4. Aspects of Heavy Metal and Organohalogen Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems

      • Bostwick H. Ketchum, V. Zitko, D. Saward

      Pages 75-90

   5. Species Variation in the Metabolism of Some Organic Halogen Compounds

      • R. T. Williams, P. C. Hirom, A. G. Renwick

      Pages 91-106

   6. Reactive Metabolites of Organohalogen Compounds

      • James R. Gillette

      Pages 107-122

   7. Active Sites of Biological Macromolecules and Their Interaction with Heavy Metals

      • G. L. Eichhorn

      Pages 123-142

3. Invited Papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. Behavior of Mercury in Natural Systems and Its Global Cycle

      • R. Wollast, G. Billen, F. T. Mackenzie

      Pages 145-166

   3. Mobilization of Metals in the Dutch Wadden Sea

      • J. C. Duinker

      Pages 167-176

   4. Metallothionein and the Toxicity of Cadmium

      • M. Webb

      Pages 177-186

   5. The Significance of Multielement Analyses in Metal Pollution Studies

      • T. L. Coombs

      Pages 187-195

   6. Potentially Persistent Industrial Organic Chemicals Other than PCB

      • V. Zitko

      Pages 197-206

   7. The Influence of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Compounds on Hepatic Function in the Rat

      • D. J. Ecobichon

      Pages 207-214

   8. The Accumulation and Excretion of Heavy Metals in Organisms

      • Jorma K. Miettinen

      Pages 215-229

4. Working Group Reports

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231

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   2. Entry, Distribution, and Fate of Heavy Metals and Organohalogens in the Physical Environment

      • E. D. Goldberg, K. I. Beynon, A. J. de Groot, J. C. Duinker, H.-J. Elster, R. L. Halstead et al.

      Pages 233-256

   3. Uptake, Fate, and Action of Heavy Metals and Organohalogen Compounds in Living Organisms

      • D. V. Parke, G. C. Butler, N. T. Davies, G. L. Eichhorn, G. L. Gatti, J. Klaverkamp et al.

      Pages 257-283

   4. Movements of Heavy Metals and Organohalogens through Food Chains and Their Effects on Populations and Communities

      • B. H. Ketchum, R. G. V. Boelens, N. Fimreite, E. E. Kenaga, Q. Laham, H. Metzner et al.

      Pages 285-300

The Conference on the Ecotoxicity of Heavy Metals and Organohalogen Com­ pounds was held under the auspices of the NATO Science Committee as part of its continuing effort to promote the useful progress of science through international cooperation. Science Committee Conferences are deliberately designed to focus atten­ tion on unsolved problems, with invited participants providing a variety of complementary expertise. Through intensive group discussion they seek to reach a consensus on assessments and recommendations for future research emphases, which it is hoped will be of value to the larger scientific commu­ nity. The subjects treated in previous Conferences have been as varied as science itself-e.g., computer software, chemical catalysis, oceanography, and materials and energy research. This volume presents an account of a meeting which evolved from studies within the Science Committee's advisory panel on Eco-Sciences. Environmental monitoring of toxic substances from industrial and agricultural sources is pro­ ducing a growing volume of data on the quantities of such substances in terres­ trial and aquatic milieus. Before this information can be used to assess biological effects, knowledge is required of the chemical form of the pollutants, the mecha­ nisms by which they enter and move through organisms, their concomitant transformations, the nature of the toxic reactions within tissues, and the way in which the physiology and behavior of individuals is affected.

• ecotoxicity
• environment
• heavy metal
• physiology
• pollutants
• research
• toxicity
• toxicology

• Department of Agriculture and Fisheries of Scotland, Aberdeen, Scotland

  A. D. McIntyre

• The Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland

  C. F. Mills

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