Machine derived contents note: Partial table of contents: -- Politics, Economics, Science--Going Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries to Protect Aquatic Ecosystems. -- Great Lakes Communities And Toxic Substances. -- Effects of Toxicants on Phytoplankton with Special Reference to the Laurentian Great Lakes. -- The Effects of Toxic Substances on Zooplankton Populations: A Great Lakes Perspective. -- Epidemics in Birds and Mammals Caused by Chemicals in the Great Lakes. -- Chemical Contaminants in the Great Lakes: The Human Health Aspect. -- Approaches For Investigating Toxic Stress. -- A Review of Selected Clinical Indicators of Stress-Induced Changes in Aquatic Organisms. -- Use of Bioassays in Determining the Toxicity of Sediment to Benthic Organisms. -- Morphological Deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) Larvae as Biological Indicators of Toxic Stress. -- Mesocosms: A Tool for Studying Microbes and Effects and Behavior of Toxic Materials. -- Effects of Nutrients and Copper on Copepod Population Dynamics: A Mesocosm Study. -- New Methodologies for Assessing the Effects of Prenatal Toxic Exposure on Cognitive Functioning in Humans. -- Toxic Substances and Survival of Lake Michigan Salmonids: Field and Laboratory Approaches. -- Approaches to Modelling the Fate and Effects of Toxicants in Pelagic Systems. -- Development of Ecosystem Objectives for the Great Lakes. -- Summary And Recommendations For Future Research. -- Persistant Toxic Substances and Phytoplankton in the Great Lakes. -- Persistant Toxic Substances and the Health of Fish Communities in the Great Lakes. -- Modeling and Statistical Approaches for Determining the Fate and Effects of Toxicants in Natural Waters. -- Index
