Environmental toxicology:
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1. Verfasser: Wright, David A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press ©2002
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge environmental chemistry series 11
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
The emergence of environmental toxicology as science -- - The historical background: Classical toxicology, ecotoxicology, and environmental toxicology -- - Social aspects: The environmental movement -- - Social aspects: Regulation -- - Education in environmental toxicology -- - The role of technology -- - The science of environmental toxicology: Concepts and definitions -- - The development of environmental toxicology -- - An historical perspective on the science of environmental toxicology -- - An evolutionary perspective on environmental toxicology -- - Assessment of toxicity -- - The dose-response -- - The acute toxicity bioassay -- - Subacute (chronic) toxicity assays -- - The relationship between acute and chronic toxicity -- - Statistical considerations -- - Comparative bioassays -- - Sediment toxicity assays -- - Toxicity at the molecular level -- - Carcinogenesis -- - Genotoxicity assays -- - Chromosome studies -- - The concept of threshold toxicity -- - Hormesis -- - Receptors -- - Routes and kinetics of toxicant uptake -- - General considerations -- - Route of toxicant uptake -- - Skin -- - Lungs -- - Gills -- - Digestive system -- - Toxicant uptake by plants -- - Uptake at the tissue and cellular level -- - Toxicokinetics -- - Single-compartment model -- - Two-compartment model -- - Volume of distribution -- - Transporter-mediated transport -- - Lethal body burden (critical body residue) -- - Methodological approaches -- - The general concepts and principles for biological indicators -- - Tolerance and resistance to potentially toxic substances
Environmental Toxicology is a comprehensive introductory textbook dealing with all aspects of the subject. It is primarily a text for students in environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, applied ecology, environmental management, and risk assessment. It will also be valuable for specialists in ecology, environmental science, and chemistry
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 630 pages)
ISBN:0511075928
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