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Main Title Introduction to environmental toxicology : impacts of chemicals upon ecological systems /
Author Landis, Wayne G.
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Yu, Ming-Ho,
Publisher Lewis Publishers,
Year Published 2004
OCLC Number 52929733
ISBN 1566706602; 9781566706605
Subjects Pollution ; Environmental toxicology ; Environmental Pollutants--toxicity ; Environmental Exposure--adverse effects ; Ecosystem ; Toxicology--methods ; Umwelttoxikologie ; Pollution--Environmental aspects
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Table of contents http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=012825676&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0646/2003055695-d.html
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EJAM  QH545.A1L35 2004 Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA 01/23/2004
EKCM  QH545.A1L35 2004 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 05/21/2019
Edition 3rd ed.
Collation 484 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Introduction to environmental toxicology and its role in environmental decision making -- A framework for environmental toxicology -- An introduction to toxicity testing -- Survey and review of typical toxicity test methods -- Routes of exposure and modes of action -- Factors modifying the activity of toxicants -- Inorganic gaseous pollutants -- Fluoride as a contaminant of developing economies -- Heavy metals -- Biotransformation, detoxification, and biodegradation -- Measuring and predicting the responses of ecological systems to toxicants -- Ecological risk assessment -- Appendix A: References for toxicity testing and interpretation -- Appendix B: Framework for ecological risk assessment.