| Description |
315 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Pollutants and their fate in ecosystems -- Ch. 1. Major classes of pollutants -- Ch. 2. Routes by which pollutants enter ecosystems -- Ch. 3. Long-range movements and global transport of pollutants -- Ch. 4. The fate of metals and radioactive isotopes in contaminated ecosystems -- Ch. 5. The fate of organic pollutants in individuals and in ecosystems -- Pt. 2. Effects of pollutants on individual organisms -- Ch. 6. Toxicity testing -- Ch. 7. Biochemical effects of pollutants -- Ch. 8. Physiological effects of pollutants -- Ch. 9. Interactive effects of pollutants -- Ch. 10. Biomarkers -- Ch. 11. In situ biological monitoring -- Pt. 3. Effects of pollutants on populations and communities -- Ch. 12. Changes in numbers : population dynamics -- Ch. 13. Evolution of resistance to pollution -- Ch. 14. Changes in communities and ecosystems -- Ch. 15. Extrapolating from molecular interactions to consequent effects at the population level -- Ch. 16. Biomarkers in population studies -- App. Introduction to population projection matrices |
| Summary |
"Principles of Ecotoxicology, Third Edition features new material on pollutants that are receiving closer scrutiny, naturally occurring poisons, the history of chemical warfare, population risk assessment, community structure, nenoicotinoids, endocrine disruption, and neurotoxicity. A new section on extrapolating from molecular interaction to the consequent population changes highlights the molecules to ecosystem approach and provides the groundwork for discussions on the employment of biomarker strategies in field studies. A major theme of the new material is how the concepts discussed can contribute to improved methods of environmental risk assessment. With updates to every chapter, this text provides essential information in an easy to use format."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-303) and index |
| Subject |
Environmental toxicology.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Pollution.
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| Author |
Walker, C. H. (Colin Harold), 1936-
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| LC no. |
2006530818 |
| ISBN |
084933635X (paperback) |
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9780849336355 (paperback) |
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