Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4665-8229-3 (ISBN)
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Divided into 14 chapters, the book begins with an overall history of the field. It details the essential features of the key contaminants of concern today, including their sources. It examines bioaccumulation, the effects of contaminants at increasing levels of ecological organization, and the regulatory aspects of the field addressing the technical issues of risk assessment. The author includes appendices illustrating important environmental laws and regulations, and compiles key terms not already identified by section headings in the glossary. He also provides suggested readings at the end of each chapter and presents study questions at the end of the book.
Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology: The Science of Pollution, Fourth Edition contains a broad overview of ecotoxicology, and provides a basic understanding of the field. Designed as a textbook for use in introductory graduate or upper-level undergraduate courses in ecotoxicology, applied ecology, environmental pollution, and environmental science, it can also be used as a general reference for practicing environmental toxicologists.
Michael C. Newman is a current professor of marine science at the College of William & Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. His research interests include quantitative ecotoxicology, environmental statistics, risk assessment, population effects of contaminants, metal chemistry and effects, and bioaccumulation and biomagnification modeling. In addition to roughly 145 articles, he authored six books and edited another six on these topics. In 2004, the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry awarded him its Founder’s Award, "the highest SETAC award, given to a person with an outstanding career who has made a clearly identifiable contribution in the environmental sciences."
Introduction
Historic Need for Ecotoxicology
Current Need for Ecotoxicology Expertise
Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology: A Synthetic Science
Summary
Suggested Readings
Major Classes of Contaminants
Introduction
Major Classes of Contaminants
Summary
Background Chemistry Concepts and Definitions
Suggested Readings
Uptake, Biotransformation, Detoxification, Elimination, and Accumulation
Introduction
Uptake
Biotransformation and Detoxification
Elimination
Accumulation
Summary
Suggested Readings
Factors Influencing Bioaccumulation
Introduction
Chemical Qualities Influencing Bioavailability
Biological Qualities Influencing Bioaccumulation
Summary
Suggested Readings
Bioaccumulation from Food and Trophic Transfer
Introduction
Quantifying Bioaccumulation from Food
Inorganic Contaminants
Organic Compounds
Summary
Suggested Readings
Molecular Effects and Biomarkers
Introduction
Organic Compound Detoxification
Metallothioneins
Stress Proteins
Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Response
DNA Modification
Enzyme Dysfunction and Substrate Pool Shifts
Summary
Suggested Readings
Cells, Tissues, and Organs
Introduction
General Cytotoxicity and Histopathology
Gene and Chromosome Damage
Cancer
Gills as an Example
Liver as an Example
Summary
Suggested Readings
Sublethal Effects to Individuals
General
Selyean Stress
Growth
Development
Reproduction
Physiology
Immunology
Behavior
Detecting Sublethal Effects
Summary
Suggested Readings
Acute and Chronic Lethal Effects to Individuals
General
Dose-Response
Survival Time
Factors Influencing Lethality
Summary
Suggested Readings
Effects on Populations
Overview
Epidemiology
Population Dynamics and Demography
Metapopulations
Population Genetics
Suggested Readings
Effects to Communities and Ecosystems
Overview
Interactions Involving Two or a Few Species
Community Qualities
Ecosystem Qualities
Summary
Suggested Readings
Landscape to Global Effects
General
Landscapes and Regions
Continents and Hemispheres
Biosphere
Summary
Suggested Readings
Risk Assessment of Contaminants
Overview
Human Risk Assessment
Ecological Risk Assessment
Radiation Risk Assessment
Conclusion
Suggested Readings
Conclusions
Overview
Practical Importance of Ecotoxicology
Scientific Importance of Ecotoxicology
Appendices
Study Questions
Glossary
References
| Zusatzinfo | Full color figures only; 20 Tables, black and white; 192 Illustrations, color; 192 Illustrations, black and white |
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| Verlagsort | Bosa Roca |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1973 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4665-8229-4 / 1466582294 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4665-8229-3 / 9781466582293 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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