TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sparling,D.W.
TI  - Basics of ecotoxicology
SN  - 9781138031715 (hardback)
AV  - RA1226 .S67 2018
U1  - 615.902 Sp26B 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - Taylor & Francis, CRC Press
KW  - Environmental toxicology
KW  - Pollutants
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction To Ecotoxicology. What is Ecotoxicology? Basic Chemistry for Ecotoxicologists. What Are Some Ways That Contaminants Affect Animals and Plants. Major Groups of Contaminants - Where They Come From, What They Can Do. Metals and Metalloids. Currently Used Pesticides. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Polybrominated Compounds, Dioxins and Furans. Mostly Phased Out but Persistent Chlorinated Pesticides. Other Contaminants. Higher Level Effects, Analysis of Risk, And Regulation of Chemicals. Studying the Effects of Contaminants Above the Organism Level. Human Populations and Contaminants. Risk Analysis and Assessment. Domestic and Global Regulation of Environmentally Important Chemicals. Future Perspectives and Concluding Remarks. Index
ER  -