Physiological mechanisms of marine pollutant toxicity : proceedings of a Symposium on Pollution and Marine Organisms, held at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, November 30-December 3, 1981

Physiological Mechanisms of Marine Pollutant Toxicity contains the proceedings of a symposium on''Pollution and Marine Organisms''held at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, on November 30 to December 3, 1981. It explores the effects of pollutants, such as petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and pesticides, on the physiology of marine organisms, along with the functional aspects of detoxification and the environmental health implications of pollution. Organized into three sections encompassing 24 chapters, this volume begins with a discussion of subcellular accumulation and detoxification of metals in aquatic animals such as fishes, crabs, and polychaetes. The reader is then introduced to the physiological mechanisms of pollutant toxicity, including the sublethal effects of pollutants on the gill morphology of the scallop, Placopecten magellanicus; mechanisms underlying the tolerance of killifish embryos to heavy metals; increased sensitivity of smolts in seawater to petroleum hydrocarbons, such as toluene and naphthalene; and physiological effects of sublethal concentrations of benzene and dimethylnaphthalene on blue crab juveniles. The book concludes by outlining research directions for linking cause and effect concerning pollution and marine organisms. This book will be a valuable resource for marine scientists, ecologists, and students. Content: Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Contributors , Pages ix-xi Preface , Page xiii SUBCELLULAR ACCUMULATION AND DETOXICATION OF METALS IN AQUATIC ANIMALS , Pages 3-52 , Stephen G. George TOXIC AND ADAPTIVE RESPONSE TO COPPER BY THE SABELLID POLYCHAETE, EUDISTYLIA VANCOUVERI , Pages 53-73 , J.S. Young MERCURY-BINDING PROTEINS OF MYTILUS EDULIS , Pages 75-87 , G. Roesijadi, A. Calabrese, David A. Nelson DETOXIFICATION OF ACCUMULATED TRACE METALS BY THE AMERICAN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA : LABORATORY VS. ENVIRONMENT , Pages 89-107 , David W. Engel, Marius Brouwer EFFECT OF CADMIUM ON GLUTATHIONE CONTENT OF MULLET ( MUGIL CEPHALUS ) TISSUES , Pages 109-125 , Peter Thomas, Harry W. Wofford, Jerry M. Neff BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES OF THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS , TO PENTACHLOROPHENOL , Pages 127-143 , Matthew P. Coglianese, Jerry M. Neff CYTOCHROME P-450 DEPENDENT MIXED-FUNCTION OXYGENASE SYSTEMS IN MARSH CRABS , Pages 145-159 , Richard F. Lee, Joe W. Conner, David Page, Lee E. Ray, C.S. Giam METABOLISM AND CLEARANCE OF PHENOLIC AND MONO-, DI-, AND POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS BY DOLLY VARDEN CHAR , Pages 161-176 , Robert E. Thomas, Stanley D. Rice CONTAMINANTS IN WHITE CROAKERS GENYONEMUS LINEATUS (AYRES, 1855) FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT: I. TRACE METAL DETOXIFICATION/TOXIFICATION , Pages 177-196 , Kenneth D. Jenkins, David A. Brown, G. Patrick Hershelman, W. Craig Meyer CONTAMINANTS IN WHITE CROAKERS GENYONEMUS LINEATUS (AYRES, 1855) FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT: II. CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON DETOXIFICATION/TOXIFICATION , Pages 197-213 , David A. Brown, Richard W. Gossett, Kenneth D. Jenkins CONTAMINANTS IN WHITE CROAKERS GENYONEMUS LINEATUS (AYRES, 1855) FROM THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT: III. HISTOPATHOLOGY , Pages 215-231 , Edwin M. Perkins, David A. Brown, Kenneth D. Jenkins EFFECTS OF SUBLETHAL CONCENTRATIONS OF THE DRILLING MUD COMPONENTS ATTAPULGITE AND Q-BROXIN ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GILL OF THE SCALLOP, PLACOPECTEN MAGELLANICUS (GMELIN) , Pages 235-259 , M. Patricia Morse, William E. Robinson, William E. Wehling THE USE OF BIOENERGETICS TO INVESTIGATE THE MECHANISMS OF POLLUTANT TOXICITY IN CRUSTACEAN LARVAE , Pages 261-288 , D. Michael Johns, Don C. Miller STOICHIOMETRY AND FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF HG(II) AND CD(II) BINDING TO ARTHROPOD HEMOCYANINS , Pages 289-310 , Marius Brouwer, David W. Engel INVESTIGATIONS INTO MECHANISMS OF HEAVY METAL TOLERANCE IN KILLIFISH ( FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS ) EMBRYOS , Pages 311-330 , Judith S. Weis, Peddrick Weis, Margarete Heber, Swati Vaidya SENSITIVITY AND OSMOREGULATION OF COHO SALMON, ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH , EXPOSED TO TOLUENE AND NAPHTHALENE AT DIFFERENT SALINITIES , Pages 331-348 , William B. Stickle, Thomas D. Sabourin, Stanley D. Rice THE EFFECTS OF BENZENE AND DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN JUVENILES OF THE BLUE CRAB, CALLINECTES SAPIDUS , Pages 349-389 , Angela Cantelmo, Linda Mantel, Robert Lazell, Frank Hospod, Edward Flynn, Steven Goldberg, Mary Katz TOXICITY AND ACCUMULATION OF NAPHTHALENE IN THE MYSID NEOMYSIS AMERICANA (SMITH) AND EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE , Pages 391-412 , Bruce R. Hargreaves, Roy L. Smith, Catherine Q. Thompson, Sidney S. Herman PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF DITHIOCARBAMATE TOXICITY TO THE GRASS SHRIMP, PALAEMONETES PUGIO , Pages 413-445 , K. Ranga Rao, Daniel G. Doughtie, Philip J. Conklin INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENERGY METABOLISM, GROWTH DYNAMICS, AND REPRODUCTION DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF MYSIDOPSIS BAHIA AS INFLUENCED BY SUBLETHAL ENDRIN EXPOSURE , Pages 447-476 , Charles L. McKenney Jr. PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS ON LARVAL LOBSTERS ( HOMARUS AMERICANUS ): HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION AND INTERFERENCE WITH LIPID METABOLISM , Pages 477-501 , Judith M. Capuzzo, Bruce A. Lancaster IMPACTS OF WATER CHLORINATION AND COLIFORM BACTERIA ON THE AMERICAN OYSTER, CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA (GMELIN) , Pages 505-529 , Geoffrey I. Scott, Tommy I. Sammons, Douglas P. Middaugh, Michael J. Hemmer KINETICS AND DISTRIBUTION OF MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTS , Pages 531-548 , J. Hwang, E.O. Oswald RESEARCH DIRECTIONS FOR LINKING CAUSE AND EFFECT: OPPORTUNITIES AND PITFALLS , Pages 549-560 , Vilma R. Hunt Index , Pages 561-564