Principles of Ecotoxicology, Fourth Edition

✍ Scribed by Hopkin, S.P; Peakall, D.B; Sibly, R.M; Walker, C.H

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 381
• Edition: 4th ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

An excellent fresh edition to one of the best ecotoxicology textbooks. Authored by some of the best scientists in the field, it deserves a place on the bookshelf of any serious environmental scientist.-Michael C. Newman, College of William & Mary - Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USAPraise for Previous EditionsKeeping the focus on principles over practice is what has made each incarnation of this book a bestseller. The third edition follows this central theme while bringing the text up to date and strengthening coverage in areas that have come to the forefront of the field. ...With updates. Read more...

Abstract: An excellent fresh edition to one of the best ecotoxicology textbooks. Authored by some of the best scientists in the field, it deserves a place on the bookshelf of any serious environmental scientist.-Michael C. Newman, College of William & Mary - Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USAPraise for Previous EditionsKeeping the focus on principles over practice is what has made each incarnation of this book a bestseller. The third edition follows this central theme while bringing the text up to date and strengthening coverage in areas that have come to the forefront of the field. ...With updates

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Front Cover
Contents
Preface to Fourth Edition
Acknowledgments
Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: Major Classes of Pollutants
Chapter 2: Routes by which Pollutants Enter Ecosystems
Chapter 3: Long-Range Movements and Global Transport of Pollutants
Chapter 4: The Fate of Metals and Radioactive Isotopes in Contaminated Ecosystems
Chapter 5: Fates of Organic Pollutants in Individuals and in Ecosystems
Chapter 6: Testing for Ecotoxicity
Chapter 7: Biochemical Effects of Pollutants
Chapter 8: Physiological Effects of Pollutants
Chapter 9: Interactive Effects of Pollutants Chapter 10: BiomarkersChapter 11: In Situ Biological Monitoring
Chapter 12: Changes in Numbers: Population Dynamics
Chapter 13: Evolution of Resistance to Pollution
Chapter 14: Changes in Communities and Ecosystems
Chapter 15: Extrapolating from Molecular Interactions to Consequent Effects at Population Level
Chapter 16: Biomarkers in Population Studies
Chapter 17: Ecotoxicology: Looking to the Future
Glossary
Bibliography
Back Cover

✦ Subjects

Environmental toxicology. Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Pollution -- Environmental aspects.