Principles of ecotoxicology. / C. H. Walker.
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TextPublication details: Boca Raton : CPC Press, 2012.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxv, 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9781439862667
- QH545.A1 P745
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Section I: Pollutants and their fate in ecosystems: Major classes of pollutants -- Routes by which pollutants enter ecosystems -- Long-range movements and global transport of pollutants -- The fate of metals and radioactive isotopes in contaminated ecosystems -- Fates of organic pollutants in individuals and in ecosystems -- Section II: Effects of pollutants on individual organisms: Testing for ecotoxicity -- Biochemistry effect of pollutants -- Physiological effects of pollutants -- Interactive effects of pollutants -- Biomarker -- In situ biological monitoring -- Section III: Effects of pollutants on populations and communities: Changes in numbers: population dynamics -- Evolution of resistance to pollution -- Changes in communities and ecosystems -- Extrapolating from molecular interactions to consequent effect at population level -- Biomarkers in populations studies -- Ecotoxicology: looking to the future.
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