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008			200207b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781138031715 (hardback)
040			_cIGNOU Library
050	0	0	_aRA1226 _b.S67 2018
082	0	0	_a615.902 Sp26B _223
100	1		_aSparling, D. W. _q(Donald W.), _eauthor. _911598
245	1	0	_aBasics of ecotoxicology / _cDonald W. Sparling.
260			_aBoca Raton : _bTaylor & Francis, CRC Press, _c2018.
300			_axv, 221 pages : _billustrations, (chiefly color), color maps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction 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.
650		0	_aEnvironmental toxicology. _911599
650		0	_aPollutants. _911600
942			_2ddc _cBK