Fundamentals of ecotoxicology
By: Michael C. Newman.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781420067040
Subjects: Environmental toxicology; Environmental Pollutants -- adverse effects; Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Major classes of contaminants; title: Uptake, biotransformation, detoxification, elimination, and accumulation; title: Factors influencing bioaccumulation; title: Bioaccumulation from food and trophic transfer; title: Molecular effects and biomarkers; title: Cells, tissues and organs; title: Sublethal effects to individuals; title: Acute and chronic lethal effects to individuals; title: Effects on populations; title: Effects on communities and ecosystems; title: Landscape to global effects; title: Risk assessment of contaminants.