Environmental toxicity testing / edited by K. Clive Thompson, Kirit Wadhia, Andreas P. Loibner.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2005.Description: xx, 388 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781405118194 (hbk.) :
- 0849323991 (USA and Canada only) :
- 1405118199 (hbk.) :
- 9781405118194
- 615.902 THO
- RA1226
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1.Historical perspective and overview. Jim Wharfe -- 2.Effective monitoring of the environment for toxicity. Ian Johnson, Paul Whitehouse and Mark Crane -- 3.The nature and chemistury of toxicants -- 4.Frameworks for the application of toxicity data. Maria Consuelo Diaz-Baez and Bernard J. Dutka -- 5.The aquatic environment. William Goodfellow Jr. -- 6.Biological methods for assessing potentially contaminated soils -- 7.Review of biomarkers -- 8.Environmental monitoring for genotoxic compounds. Johan Bierkens, Ethel Brits and Luc Verschaeve -- 9.Approach to legislation in a global context -- A.UK perspective. Jim Wharfe -- B.The Netherlands perspective - soils and sediments. Michiel Rutgers and Piet den Besten -- C.German perspective. Hans-Ju·rgen Pluta and Monika Rosenberg -- D.USA perspective. Barbara Brown and Margarete Heber -- 10.Case study: Whole-effluence assessment using a combined biodegradation and toxicity approach. Graham F. Whate and Nigel S. Battersby -- 11.Potential future developments in ecotoxicology. Wim De Goen ... [et al].
The contributors to this text provide a working knowledge of monitoring issues for those who commission environmental toxicity tests or are required to use or interpret them.