Reviews of environmental contamination and toxicology. Volume 237

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Caenorhabditis elegans, a Biological Model for Research in Toxicology....Pages 1-35 Pore Water Collection, Analysis and Evolution: The Need for Standardization....Pages 37-51 Environmental Fate and Toxicology of Dimethoate....Pages 53-70 Exposure to Crystal Violet, Its Toxic, Genotoxic and Carcinogenic Effects on Environment and Its Degradation and Detoxification for Environmental Safety....Pages 71-104 Metabolic Pathways for Degradation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Bacteria....Pages 105-121 A Review and Assessment of Spent Lead Ammunition and Its Exposure and Effects to Scavenging Birds in the United States....Pages 123-191 Back Matter....Pages 193-196