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Ecotoxicology Research Developments

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The term ecotoxicology is defined it as "the branch of toxicology concerned with the study of toxic effects, caused by natural or synthetic pollutants, to the constituents of ecosystems, animal (including human), vegetable and microbial, in an integral context". Ecotoxicology is alleged to be the integration of toxicology and ecology or, "ecology in the presence of toxicants". It aims to predict the effects upon natural populations, communities, or ecosystems - 'the ecosystem' -- of stressors, be they anthropogenic in origin or otherwise. It differs from Environmental Toxicology in that it integrates the effects of stressors across all levels of biological organisation from the molecular to whole communities and ecosystems, whereas environmental toxicology focuses upon effects upon the individual. This book brings together important research from around the world in this subject.

Preface
Expert Commentary
Nano (eco) Toxiclolgy-Giving The Matter Some Thought
Ecotoxicology: Life History Data And Population Models
Ecotoxicology Research Developments Assessment Of Pulse Effects Of Herbicides With Different Models Of Action On Algae
Environmental Pollution Impact On Soil Quality
A Preliminary Evaluation Of Xenobiotic Embryo Toxicity Testing With Soil Annelids
Genetic Ecotoxicology
Host Plants, Fitness And Developmental Instability In A Guild Of Cactophilic Species Of The Genus Drosophila
Biomarkers Of Pollution As Tools For Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA)
Modelling Lead Accumulation In The Gaspe Peninsula Forest Soils (Quebec, Canada)
In Situ And Laboratory Bioassays With Nereis Virens To Assess The Toxicity Of HCB In The Zeehavenkanaal (The Netherlands)
Antioxidant Response Of farmed Oncorhynchus Mykiss Affected By Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD)
Application of the Sediment Quality Triad to rivers in northern Spain
Role Of Chronic Toxicity Evaluation Of Effluents In River Basin Management Case Study
The Biological Role of Cyclic Hepatotoxic and Non-Hepatotoxic Cyanopeptides and its Ecological Consequences
Detoxifying enzymes of Dreissena polymorpha treated with disinfectants, chlorine dioxide, sodium hypochlorite and peracetic acid, for superficial water potabilisation
Index
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ISBN: 9781606921678
ISBN-10: 1606921673
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 340
Published: January 2009
Dimensions (cm): 18.0 x 26.0
Weight (kg): 0.83