This book provides 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.

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.

Provides detailed reviews worldwide to key scientists and science or policy administrators Supplies scientific review articles on all aspects of environmental contamination and associated toxicological consequences Facilitates the task of accessing and interpreting cogent scientific data within closely related research fields

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CONTENTS

Foreword
Preface
Plastics in the Marine Environment: The Dark Side of a Modern Gift
*Jort Hammer, Michiel H.S. Kraak, and John R. Parsons

• Mercury Pollution in Malaysia
  Parvaneh Hajeb, Jinap Selamat, Ahmad Ismail, Nor Ainy Mahyudin Genotoxic and Reprotoxic Effects of Tritium and External Gamma Irradiation on Aquatic Animals
  *Christelle Adam-Guillermin, Sandrine Pereira, Claire Della-Vedova, Tom Hinton, Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace
• Index

Inhalt
Foreword.- Preface.- Plastics in the Marine Environment: The Dark Side of a Modern Gift.- Mercury Pollution in Malaysia.- Genotoxic and Reprotoxic Effects of Tritium and External Gamma Irradiation on Aquatic Animals.- Index.