Acknowledgments
I am grateful to Dr. David Alexander, who, through his invitation to
contribute to the Springer Series on Environmental Management, stimulated my interest in preparing this book. Three individuals deserve
special thanks. Drs. Steven J. Hamilton, Joseph P. Skorupa, and Gregory J. Smith broadened my perspective and helped frame the proper
ecological context for aquatic hazard assessment of selenium. Their
many thoughtful discussions over the years, both directly with me and
through their research publications, have had a substantial influence
on the assessment techniques I developed and included in the book. It
has been my good fortune to share their friendship and professional
expertise. I am indebted to the Department of Biology at Wake Forest
University for facilities and technical support that allowed me to investigate the landmark selenium pollution event at Belews Lake, N. C.
In particular, the assistance of Michael Riggs and John Foil, Jr., came at a
pivotal time and produced field data which became the cornerstone for
understanding selenium bioaccumulation and toxicity in fish. This book
has its roots in the wealth of information that resulted from the Belews
Lake episode. Finally, I thank Janet Slobodien for her help in obtaining
peer reviews and organizing and editing the book. The Media Production
Service'S PhotoGraphics Lab at Virginia Tech University prepared the photographs used as illustrations in Chapter 3.
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I am grateful to Dr. David Alexander, who, through his invitation to
contribute to the Springer Series on Environmental Management, stimulated my interest in preparing this book. Three individuals deserve
special thanks. Drs. Steven J. Hamilton, Joseph P. Skorupa, and Gregory J. Smith broadened my perspective and helped frame the proper
ecological context for aquatic hazard assessment of selenium. Their
many thoughtful discussions over the years, both directly with me and
through their research publications, have had a substantial influence
on the assessment techniques I developed and included in the book. It
has been my good fortune to share their friendship and professional
expertise. I am indebted to the Department of Biology at Wake Forest
University for facilities and technical support that allowed me to investigate the landmark selenium pollution event at Belews Lake, N. C.
In particular, the assistance of Michael Riggs and John Foil, Jr., came at a
pivotal time and produced field data which became the cornerstone for
understanding selenium bioaccumulation and toxicity in fish. This book
has its roots in the wealth of information that resulted from the Belews
Lake episode. Finally, I thank Janet Slobodien for her help in obtaining
peer reviews and organizing and editing the book. The Media Production
Service'S PhotoGraphics Lab at Virginia Tech University prepared the photographs used as illustrations in Chapter 3.
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