Fundamentals of ecotoxicology : the science of pollution /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Newman, Michael C.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, [2015]
Edition:	Fourth edition.
Subjects:	Pollution. Pollution > Health aspects.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Major classes of contaminants
Uptake, biotransformation, detoxification, elimination, and accumulation
Factors influencing bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation from food and trophic transfer
Molecular effects and biomarkers
Cells, tissues, and organs
Sublethal effects to individuals
Acute and chronic lethal effects to individuals
Effects on populations
Effects to communities and ecosystems
Landscape to global effects
Risk assessment of contaminants
Conclusions
Appendixes: 1. International system (SI) of units prefixes
2. Miscellaneous conversion factors
3. Summary of U.S. laws and regulations
4. Summary of European union laws and regulations / Mark Crane and Albania Grosso
5. Summary of modern environmental laws and regulations of China / Taiping Wang
6. Regulation and management of chemicals in Australia: a 2013 update / Michael StJ. Warne
7. Summary of Indian environmental laws and regualtions / S. Bijoy Nandan
8. Regulation and management of hazardous chemical substances in South Africa / Theunis Meyer and Claudine Roos
9 Derivation of units for simple bioaccumulation models
10. Equations for the estimation of exposure.