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Fundamentals of ecotoxicology : the science of pollution. Michael C. Newman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group [2015]Edition: Fourth edition / Michael C. NewmanDescription: 680 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781466582293 (hbk.) :
  • 9781466582293 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 571.95 NEW
LOC classification:
  • RA1226 .N485 2015
Contents:
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.
Summary: Fully revised to reflect new developments, the new edition of this renowned text details key environmental contaminants, explores their gate and cycling in the biosphere, and discusses bioaccumulation and the effects of contaminants at increasing levels of ecological organization.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 571.95 NEW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 219498

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Fully revised to reflect new developments, the new edition of this renowned text details key environmental contaminants, explores their gate and cycling in the biosphere, and discusses bioaccumulation and the effects of contaminants at increasing levels of ecological organization.

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