Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals: Volume II
Subtitle: Assessment and New Chemicals (Acs Symposium Series)
Contributors: Robert L. Lipnick (Editor); Bo Jansson (Editor); Donald Mackay (Editor); Myrto Petreas (Editor)
Publisher: An American Chemical Society Publication
Published: November 20, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780841236752
Subjects: Chemical pollution; Environmental chemistry; Industrial chemistry; Medical / Nursing; Ecotoxicology (Biology); Science; Environmental Pollution Engineering; Environmental aspects; Science/Mathematics; Technology; Environmental Science; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Chemistry - Organic; Toxicology; Science / Environmental Science; Persistent pollutants; Bioaccumulation; Congresses
First sentence: Increased sensitivity in the analyses of environmental media, including air, water, soils, sediments and biota, has revealed the presence of a number of toxic chemicals at significant concentrations and at considerable distances from known sources.