Radioisotopic Methods in Hydrobiology - Tapa dura

Written in a didactic way so as to stimulate thought and discussion, this is a comprehensive description of all devices helpful in radioisotopic techniques. Despite being exhaustive in its coverage, this handbook will navigate researchers and students through the numerous techniques available to find those that are most suitable and reliable. The author has 50 years experience in this field and so is able to offer evaluations and instructions for practical use. The methods described are illustrated by tables and graphs with all the relevant results.

Aquatic environments - marine and freshwater basins - are increasingly subject to anthropogenic stresses. Likewise, there is an increasing demand for better and more reliable methods for the monitoring and assessment of these large and important ecosystems and the interrelations between the physical and chemical features of water bodies. The use of radioisotopic techniques offers a wide range of methodological possibilities because all biologically active compounds contain long-living radioisotopes which make the analytical field and laboratory work possible without the precautions involved in direct radiation health hazards.