Ecotoxicology of Amphibians and Reptiles
Contributors: D. W. Sparling (Editor); Greg Linder (Editor); Christine Bishop (Editor)
Publisher: S E T a C Foundation for
Published: November 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 904
ISBN-13: 9781880611289
Subjects: Reptiles & Amphibians; Life Sciences - Ecology; Amphibia; Ecotoxicology (Biology); Science; Science/Mathematics; Reptiles; Amphibians; Effect of pollution on
First sentence: In 1975 the word "ecotoxicology" was coined to define "the branch of toxicology [that] studies the toxic effects caused by natural substances or by artificial pollutants on living organisms whether animal or vegetable, terrestrial or aquatic [and on] the interaction of these substances with the physical environment."