Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment for Wetlands: Proceedings from the Pellston Workshop on Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment for Wetlands, 30 Jul-3 ... Anaconda (Setac Special Publications Series) - Hardcover

SETAC Pellston Workshop On Ecotoxicology And Risk Assessment For Wetlands (1995 : Anaconda, Mont.); Lewis, Michael A.; SETAC (Society); SETAC Foundation For Environmental Education; Pellston Workshop On Ecotoxicology And Risk Assessment For Wetlands

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1880611163 ISBN 13: 9781880611166

Publisher: S E T A C Foundation for, 1999

Synopsis

Presents the plenary session presentation on the ecological functions of wetland in the landscapes; case studies on contaminant impacts on freshwater wetlands at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in California, an ecological risk assessment for the wetlands at Milltown Reservoir in Missoula, and the ecotoxicological assessment of urban and agricultural non-point source runoff effects on the grass shrimp; and synopses of five workgroups. Those topics include biogeochemical processes, contaminant fate and effects in coastal and estuarine wetlands, and constructed wetlands as a risk mitigation alternative. A summary of the workshop sessions is also included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Edition details

• Publisher: S E T A C Foundation for
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1880611163
• ISBN 13: 9781880611166
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 375