Biomarkers: A Pragmatic Basis for Remediation of Severe Pollution in Eastern Europe

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Dynamics of the Industrial Transformation of Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Kola Subarctic....Pages 1-14
Biomonitoring in Northern Bohemia Mining Area, Czech Republic....Pages 15-28
The Environmental Situation in the Upper Vistula Basin (Southern Poland)....Pages 29-48
Ecological Problems of the Katowice Administrative District....Pages 49-73
Validation of Selected Biomarkers in Invertebrates from the Polluted Silesian Region....Pages 75-90
Genetic and Oncogenic Consequences of Chemical and Radiation Pollution of the Kuzbass and Altai Regions....Pages 91-99
Using Various Biomarkers for the Estimation of the Situation after an Accident at Siberian Chemical Plant....Pages 101-110
Animals of the Katowice Administrative District (KAD) Pollution in the Past and Present....Pages 111-122
The Use of Biomarkers in Hazard Assessment....Pages 123-133
Biomarkers in Plants....Pages 135-151
Biomarkers in Invertebrates....Pages 153-175
The Use of Biomarkers in Vertebrates....Pages 177-189
Report of the Working Group on the Katowice Administrative District, Poland: A Review of Research Done to Date, and Recommendations for Future Research....Pages 191-210
Report of the Working Group on the Katowice Administrative District Assessing Environmental Quality and Efficacy of Remedial Activities in the Upper Vistula Basin of Poland, Using Biomarkers....Pages 211-227
Report of the Working Group on Northern Bohemia....Pages 229-277
Report of the Working Group on the Strategy for the Implementation of a Biomarker Biomonitoring Programme in the Kola Peninsula, Russia....Pages 279-298
Concentration of Heavy Metals in Selected Grasses in Relation to their Soil Content in a Heavily Polluted Area....Pages 299-300
Using Biomarkers to Monitor Remedial Actions at a Subtidal Estuarine Site Severely Contaminated with Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons....Pages 301-304
Heavy Metal Pollution of the Upper Silesia Region: Biomonitoring Studies of Magpie ( Pica Pica ) Tissues....Pages 305-305
Energy Metabolism in The Butterfly Parnassius apollo From Pieniny mountains (Southern Poland) and Its Possible use For Biotope Assessment....Pages 306-307
Small Mammals as Bioindicators for Terrestrial Ecosystems in Bohemia....Pages 308-309
Accumulation of Mutagenic Xenobiotics in Water Ecosystems with Special Reference to Lake Baikal....Pages 310-310
The Situation Regarding Air Pollution in the Czech Part of Black Triangle (Cz-Bt) and Its Impact on Spruce Canopy Using Inner Cycling....Pages 311-311
Contamination of Lake Baikal with Organic Priority Pollutants....Pages 312-312
Monitoring and Biological Indicators in Kuzbass....Pages 313-313
Assessment of Water Pollution from Oil Shale Processing Using Biomarker Responses in Fish in Vivo and in PLHC-1 Fish Cells in Vitro ....Pages 314-315
The Effect of Zinc on Detoxifying Enzymes in the Ground Beetle Poecilus Cupreus ....Pages 316-316
Biotesting as a Method of Environmental Assessment in Industrial Areas....Pages 317-318
Back Matter....Pages 319-323