TY - BOOK AU - Welch,E.B. AU - Jacoby,Jean M. AU - Welch,E.B. TI - Pollutant effects in freshwater: applied limnology SN - 0415279917 (hb : alk. paper) AV - QH545.S49 W54 2004 U1 - 628.168 22 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Spon Press KW - Sewage disposal in rivers, lakes, etc KW - Environmental aspects KW - Water KW - Pollution N1 - Rev. ed. of: Ecological effects of wastewater. 2nd ed. 1992; Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. I; General concepts of aquatic ecosystems --; 1; Ecosystem function and management --; 2; Standing crop, productivity and growth limitation --; 3; Hydrographic characteristics --; 4; Nutrient cycles --; 5; Characteristics of pollutants --; Pt. II; Effects of pollutants in standing water --; 6; Phytoplankton --; 7; Eutrophication --; 8; Zooplankton --; 9; Macrophytes --; 10; Lake and reservoir restoration --; Pt. III; Effects of pollutants in running water --; 11; Periphyton --; 12; Benthic macroinvertebrates --; 13; Fish --; App. A; Description of benthic macroinvertebrates and comments on their biology --; App. B; Study questions and answers N2 - "Pollutant Effects in Freshwater provides a practical and concise introduction to the ecological consequences of pollution in aquatic ecosystems. In tackling the problem of water quality deterioration this book combines the limnological and water pollution literature to describe how pollutants in wastewater affect populations of organisms in freshwater environments."--BOOK JACKET ER -