Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 222 Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications. CONTENTS Foreword Preface Persistence, Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Halogen-Free Flame Retardants Susanne L. Waaijers, Deguo Kong, Hester S. Hendriks, Cynthia A. de Wit, Ian T. Cousins, Remco H.S. Westerink, Pim E.G. Leonards, Michiel H.S. Kraak, Wim Admiraal, Pim de Voogt and John R. Parsons Radiation Exposure and Adverse Health Effects of Interventional Cardiology Staff Chandrasekharan Nair Kesavachandran, Frank Haamann and Albert Nienhaus Environmental Fate and Toxicology of Methomyl April R. Van Scoy, Monica Yue, Xin Deng and Ronald S. Tjeerdema Recent Advances in Drinking Water Disinfection: Successes and Challenges Nonhlanhla Ngwenya , Esper J. Ncube and James Parsons Index CONTENTS Foreword Preface Microbial Transformation of Trace Elements in Soils in Relation to Bioavailability and Remediation Nanthi S. Bolan, Girish Choppala, Anitha Kunhikrishnan, Jinhee Park, and Ravi Naidu Biological Effects of Boron Mustafa Kabu and Murat Sirri Akosman Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicology of Fenpropathrin Emerson Kanawi et al, Robert Budd, and Ronald S. Tjeerdema Use of Land Snails (Pulmonata) for Monitoring Copper Pollution in Terrestrial Ecosystems Dragos V. Nica, Despina-Maria Bordean, Aurica Breica Borozan, Iosif Gergen, Marian Bura, and Ionut Banatean-Dunea Index Release, Transport and Toxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles Deepika Soni, Pravin K. Naoghare, Sivanesan Saravanadevi, Ram Avatar Pandey Source Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by using their Molecular Indices: An Overview of Possibilities Efstathios Stogiannidis, Remi Laane Respiratory and Cardiovascular Effects of Metals in Ambient Particulate Matter: A Critical Review Deborah L. Gray, Lance A. Wallace, Marielle C. Brinkman, Stephanie S. Buehler, Chris La Londe Front Matter....Pages i-ix Microbial Transformation of Trace Elements in Soils in Relation to Bioavailability and Remediation....Pages 1-56 Biological Effects of Boron....Pages 57-75 Environmental Fate and Ecotoxicology of Fenpropathrin....Pages 77-93 Use of Land Snails (Pulmonata) for Monitoring Copper Pollution in Terrestrial Ecosystems....Pages 95-137 Back Matter....Pages 139-144