Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment for Wetlands (Setac Special Publications Series)

Presents the plenary session presentation on the ecological functions of wetland in the landscapes; case studies on contaminant impacts on freshwater wetlands at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in California, an ecological risk assessment for the wetlands at Milltown Reservoir in Missoula, and the ecotoxicological assessment of urban and agricultural non-point source runoff effects on the grass shrimp; and synopses of five workgroups. Those topics include biogeochemical processes, contaminant fate and effects in coastal and estuarine wetlands, and constructed wetlands as a risk mitigation alternative. A summary of the workshop sessions is also included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)