Metal Contamination in Aquatic Environments - Luoma, Samuel N. (Research Professor, University of California, Davis and Natural History Museum, London) a Rainbow, Philip S. (Natural History Museum, London)

Metal contamination is one of the most ubiquitous, persistent and complex environmental issues, encompassing legacies of the past (e.g. abandoned mines) as well as impending, but poorly studied, threats (e.g. metallo-nanomaterials). Writing for graduate students, risk assessors and environmental managers, Drs Luoma and Rainbow explain why controversies exist in managing metal contamination and highlight opportunities for policy solutions stemming from the latest advances in the field. They illustrate how the 'lateral' approach offers opportunities in both science and management, making the case that the advanced state of the science now allows bridging of traditional boundaries in the field (e.g. between field observations and laboratory toxicology). The book has a uniquely international and interdisciplinary perspective, integrating geochemistry, biology, ecology, and toxicology, as well as policy and science. It explicitly shows how science ties into today's regulatory structure, identifying opportunities for more effective risk management in the future. NADPISNADPISThe authors have a joint 50 years' experience and 300+ publications from which they built this bookPrologues before every section provide a bulleted synopsis of major principlesText boxes throughout present a synopsis of important studies that support the general principles emphasized in the main body of the text