Humans are changing the environmental conditions of our planet, and animal immune
functions are being affected by these modifications. For instance, a diversity of chemical …

Fly ash (FA) generated as a waste produced from thermal power plants globally has started
gaining as a potentially significant anthropogenic source of arsenic (As). In India electricity …

As a group [reptiles] are nei th er 'good'n or 'b ad,'but ia re intere s ting and unu su al, althou
gh of min or im port an ce. If th ey should all disappe ar, it wo uld not make mu ch differen ce …

Identifying factors that influence how ectothermic animals respond physiologically to
changing temperatures is of high importance given current threats of global climate change …

Selenium toxicity to aquatic organisms Page 166 6 Selenium Toxicity to Aquatic Organisms
David M. Janz, David K. DeForest, Marjorie L. Brooks, Peter M. Chapman, Guy Gilron, Dale …

Filled with practical guidance on how to conduct selenium risk assessments in the aquatic
environment, this book offers the latest information on assessment techniques, gives the …

Reptiles have been considered by some to be of “minor importance,” and their
disappearance has been suggested to “not make much difference one way or the other”(Zim …

We provide an overview of research related to environmental effects of disposal of coal
combustion residues (CCR) in sites in the United States. Our focus is on aspects of CCR that …

In the wake of a changing global environment, reptile populations, like those of other
vertebrates, appear to be declining [1]. The Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation …

Marine intertidal mollusks, such as oysters, are exposed to multiple stressors in estuaries,
including varying environmental temperature and levels of trace metals, which may …