Significantly updated, revised, and expanded, this second edition presents the basic principles of ecotoxicology along with the major organic pollutants. Two new chapters cover endocrine disruptors and neurotoxicity and its behavioral effects. The text also provides additional information on biomarker approaches and offers an overview of new technologies, such as microarray assays, that are being developed to address complex pollution problems. Through a mechanistic approach, this book continues to provide essential knowledge of toxic mechanisms that produce adverse ecological effects, serving as valuable guidance for carrying out the risk assessment of environmental chemicals.
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Environmental & Ecological Toxicology
Chemical Engineering
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Professional

Presenting a multidisciplinary perspective in a concise format, Principles of Ecotoxicology discusses the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution processes while identifying the major classes of pollutants and their environmental fate. This third edition features new material on chemical warfare in nature, population risk assessment, community structure, neonicotinoids, endocrine disruption, and neurotoxicity. It also includes a new section on extrapolation from effects at the molecular level to population changes. With updates to every chapter, this text provides essential information for students and professionals in ecotoxicology and environmental toxicology.
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Environmental & Ecological Toxicology
Natural Hazards & Risk
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Undergraduate

This much-needed book is a companion to the highly praised Principles of Ecotoxicology. It covers organic pollutants in greater depth and detail including issues such as:chemical warfare, metababolism of pollutants in animals and plants, environmental fate, and effects within ecosystems. This is followed by discussion of particular pollutants such as: organochloride insecticides, PCBs, dioxins, organometallic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, anticoagulant rodenticides, amongst others. The book concludes with coverage of ecotoxicity testing, biomarkers and bioassays and future prospects for improved assessment of the dangers these compounds pose. It breaks new ground in offering a concise source of information on these compounds at a level suitable for senior undergraduates and postgraduates. Professionals working within the fields of environmental toxicology and environmental science will also find it a valuable reference.
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Environmental & Ecological Toxicology
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Professional