عنوان

Fundamentals of ecotoxicology :

(Number (ISBN

1466582294

(Number (ISBN

9781466582293

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Title Proper

Fundamentals of ecotoxicology :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the science of pollution /

First Statement of Responsibility

Michael C. Newman

Edition Statement

Fourth edition

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxv, 654 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color) ;

Dimensions

26 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

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

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Pollution

Pollution-- Health aspects

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Newman, Michael C

Date of Transaction

20201222142844.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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