Introduction to environmental toxicology : impacts of chemicals upon ecological systems /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
Lewis Publishers,
[2004]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction to environmental toxicology and its role in environmental decision making
- A framework for environmental toxicology
- An introduction to toxicity testing
- Survey 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 economics
- Heavy metals
- Biotransformation, detoxification, and biodegradation
- Measuring and predicting the responses of ecological systems to toxicants
- Ecological Risk Assessment