Bioaccumulation - New Aspects and Developments /

The bioaccumulation of endocrine disruptors, persistent organic chemicals and other compounds of high environmental impact has become of increasing interest in most recent environmental research, risk analysis and toxicology. This volume gives an up-to-date overview and introduces the reader to the...

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Main Author: Beek, B.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2000.
Series:Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 2 Series: Reactions and Processes ; 2J.
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Summary:The bioaccumulation of endocrine disruptors, persistent organic chemicals and other compounds of high environmental impact has become of increasing interest in most recent environmental research, risk analysis and toxicology. This volume gives an up-to-date overview and introduces the reader to the new concept of "internal effect concentration" linking bioaccumulation and biomagnification in the food chain to ecotoxicology and risk assessment.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages)
ISBN:9783540680918 (electronic bk.)
3540680918 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1433-6839 ;