01416nam a22001697a 4500 181024b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781439862667 QH545.A1 P745 Walker, C. H. Principles of ecotoxicology. / C. H. Walker. 4th ed. Boca Raton : CPC Press, 2012. xxv, 360 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. 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. lcc BK 6740 14240 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-1 WIUC-1 SPECIAL COLL 2018-10-24 0 QH545.A1 P745 7441/470/13 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK