Biological Effects of Surfactants

[book] Ostroumov S.A. Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p., tab. Bibliogr. on pages 203-243 and 250-253. Subject Index: p.255-279.
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ISBN 0-8493-2526-9. ISBN 13: 9780849325267. [Electronic book text: ISBN: 6610517002; ISBN 13: 9786610517008; Publication date: 15 December 2005]; (Diploma of the Academy of Aquatic Sciences, awarded in 2006). http://www.booknews.com/issues/sci-0603.pdf
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The book summarizes the 20-year research done by the author and over 90 author's research publications in many Russian and international editions as well as hundreds of publications of other scientists. The book contains new detailed information on the results of the author’s studies of the biological effects of synthetic surfactants and detergents on autotrophic and heterotrophic, prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. The chemicals included anionic, non-ionic and cationic surfactants, as well as several types of detergents. The freshwater and marine organisms studied included bacteria and cyanobacteria, algae, flagellates, seedlings of higher plants, and invertebrates (mollusks, annelids). The results are discussed and analyzed in connection with new priorities in assessing the ecological hazards of chemical pollution and xenobiotics on the biosphere and hydrosphere, studying water purification in aquatic ecosystems, and setting new priorities in the area of environmental protection. The book is of interest to scientists who conduct research in relevant areas of ecology, limnology, oceanography, hydrobiology, environmental sciences, water sciences, geosciences, the science of the biosphere and global change, ecotoxicology, as well as to university professors, graduate students and educators. The book is also of interest to those who are involved in environmental management and assessment, environmental law and regulation. The book is also of interest to companies that make dispersants to clean oil spills, shampoos, laundry detergents, detergents for cars, and other detergents. Opinion of Dr. Steven C. McCutcheon about the book, from his Preface: "I am pleased to have this opportunity to comment on the scientific leadership of Sergei A. Ostroumov. The book is highly recommended to those who are involved in studying ecology and solving environmental problems". - Steven C. McCutcheon, Ph.D., University of Georgia and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; President of the American Society of Ecological Engineering.

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Biological Effects of Surfactants examine the effects of anionic, non-ionic, cationic surfactants, and detergents on a wide range of organisms-including bacteria, cyanobacteria, flagellates, algae, higher plants, and invertebrates-populations, communities, and ecosystems. The author establishes new quantitative characteristics of the effects and presents study results on newly discovered phenomena. While proposing and substatiating new approaches for testing, assessing, and characterizing the biological activities and hazards of substances, the book illustrates how the data obtained can be used to develop effective environmental remediation and protection measures to improve water quality.

Published reviews of the book:
Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC / Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006, 279 p., ISBN 0-8493-2526-9. - SciTech Book News, 2006 (March), Vol.30, No.1, p.58; [ISSN 0196-6006] http://www.booknews.com/issues/sci-0603.pdf [a mini-review of the book; publisher: Book News, Inc.; 5739 NE Sumner St.; Portland Oregon, 97218, U.S.A. Formal description of the journal: Reviews of new high-level books in all fields of science. Encompasses graduate level texts, serious scholarly treatises, and professional references; http://library.vtc.edu.hk/ejournalsearch/Detail.do?query=SciTech+Book+News];
Novelty about ecological hazards of the chemicals that pollute aquatic environment. A review of the book: Ostroumov S.A. Biological Effects of Surfactants. (CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p.). – Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. Life Sciences (Buletinul Academiei de Stiinte a Moldovei. Stiintele Vietii). 2007, No. 2, с.169-172. Bibliogr. 10 refs. ["The book is a new significant step toward better knowledge and understanding the effects of chemical pollution on the biosphere" (p. 172)].
Review of the book: Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. - Ecological Studies, Hazards, Solutions, 2007. vol. 12, p.117-119 (in English).
Review of the book: Ostroumov S.A. Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p. – Bulletin Samarskaya Luka. - 2007. - V. 16, No. 4(22). - P. 864-867. Bibliogr. 10 refs.
Review of the book: Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p. // Problems of Biogeochemistry and Geochemical Ecology. 2007. No. 2 (4). p.108.
Review of the book: S.A.Ostroumov. Biological Effects of Surfactants (2006). - Ecologica, 2008. т.15, No. 51, p. 71-72. ( ISSN 0354-3285; in English).
Review of the book: Ostroumov S.A. Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p. – Toxicological Review [Toksikologicheskij Vestnik], 2009, No. 2, p. 40 ( Рец. на книгу: Biological Effects of Surfactants. CRC Press. Taylor & Francis. Boca Raton, London, New York. 2006. 279 p. // Токсикологический вестник, 2009, No.2, с.40).

keywords: biological effects of synthetic surfactants and detergents, autotrophic and heterotrophic, prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, anionic, non-ionic and cationic surfactants,
freshwater and marine bacteria and cyanobacteria, algae, flagellates, seedlings of higher plants, invertebrates (mollusks, annelids), S.A.Ostroumov, assessing ecological hazards of chemical pollution, xenobiotics, water purification in aquatic ecosystems, ecotoxicology,