Coastal and Estuarine Risk Assessment (Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment)
Contributors: Michael C. Newman (Editor); Jr., Morris H. Roberts (Editor); Robert C. Hale (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: September 18, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781566705561
Subjects: Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Management of land & natural resources; Risk assessment & analysis for business; Life Sciences - Ecology; Environmental Science; Coastal Ecology; Marine Pollution; Science; Environmental Studies; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Science/Mathematics; Estuarine pollution; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Technology / Environmental; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Coastal animals; Ecological risk assessment; Environmental aspects
First sentence: Ecological risk assessment is a logical process for objectively defining the probability of an adverse effect to an organism or collection of organisms when challenged with an environmental modification such as climatic change, xenobiotic exposure, infection with a disease organism, or some other potential stressor.