BookLeobardo Manuel Gómez-Oliván, editor.
Summary: The indiscriminate use of chemical substances in industrial processes and anthropogenic activities, have resulted in the release of these compounds into aquatic ecosystems through municipal, hospital and industrial discharges, producing various undesired effects on the environment and on species of ecological interest. These compounds, such as metals, pesticides, emerging pollutants and other substances are persistent and susceptible to biotic and/or abiotic transformations, yielding metabolites that can be more toxic than the original compounds. In this book, researchers from diverse environmental science disciplines share their experiences in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, and critically examine the problem of contaminants in aquatic ecosystems in Latin America, as well as the risks presented by their presence.
Contents:
Preface
Historical findings on presence of pollutans in water bodies in Latin America and their ecotoxicological impact
Toxicity produced by an industrial effluent from Mexico on the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Pesticide contamination in Southern Brazil
Embryotoxicity and teratogenicity induced by naproxen in Xenopus laevis, species of ecological interest in Mexico
Differential responses of biochemical and behavioral parameters in the native gastropod Chilina gibbosa exposed subchronically to environmental concentrations of two insecticides used in argentina
Oxidative stress induced by water from a hospital effluent of the city of Toluca, Mexico on Hyalella azteca
Evaluation of the toxicity of municipal effluents from a locality in the State of Mexico using Hyalella azteca as a bioindicator
Analysis of heavy metals present on air through the toxicity analysis in water by the gas washer method, using the organism Daphnia magna
Ecotoxicological Studies of Metal Pollution in Sea Turtles of Latin America
Evaluation of the toxicity of an industrial effluent before and after a treatment with Sn-modified TiO2 under UV irradiation through oxidative stress biomarkers
Effects of river pollution on its biota: results from twenty years studies in the Suquía River Basin (Córdoba, Argentina)
Effects found and induced by the presence of metals in species of the economic and ecological importance of Mexican aquatic environments
Environmental Pollution by Hydrocarbons in Colombia and its Impact on the Health of Aquatic Ecosystems
Biomonitoring of diffuse contamination in the Subtropical Region of Brazil: Multibiomarker Assessment in neotropical freshwater fishes
Genotoxicity biomarkers in fish erythrocytes and water quality parameters
Health diagnosis of the fish Scomberomorus cavalla from Tecolutla, Ver. México
Histopathological assessment of organisms in ecotoxicological studies from Mexico
Histopathological analysis of the intestine from Mugil cephalus on environment reference sites
Impacts caused by manganese in the aquatic environments of Brazil
Genotoxic effect of amoxicillin on peripheral blood of common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Final conclusions
Index.