Environmental biology for engineers and scientists /
Vaccari, David A.,1953-
Strom, Peter F.
Alleman, James E.
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references.
Perspectives on biology -- Biology as a whole -- The substances of life -- The cell: the common denominator of living things -- Energy and metabolism -- Genetics -- The plants -- The animals -- The human animal -- Microbial groups -- Quantifying microorganisms and their activity -- Effect of microbes on human health -- Microbial transformations -- Ecology: the global view of life -- Ecosystems and applications -- Biological applications for environmental control -- The science of poisons -- Fate and transport of toxins -- Dose-response relationships -- Field and laboratory toxicology -- Toxicity of specific substances -- Applications of toxicology.
Biology