Fundamentals of ecotoxicology the science of pollution
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TextLanguage: English Language Publication details: Boca Raton CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2015Edition: 4th edDescription: xxv, 654 p. some Colour 26 cmISBN: - 9781466582293
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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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