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Introduction to Ecotoxicology D Connell

Introduction to Ecotoxicology By D Connell

Introduction to Ecotoxicology by D Connell


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Environmental pollution is one of the most serious threats to the future health of our planet. This book takes a broad view of ecotoxicology starting with the nature, properties and behavior of environmental toxicants, and extends to dose/response relationships and effects on organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems.

Introduction to Ecotoxicology Summary

Introduction to Ecotoxicology by D Connell

Environmental pollution is one of the most serious threats to the future health of our planet. A wide and ever increasing range of chemicals from industry, agriculture, medicine and a host of other sources continue to contribute to the earth's chemical load. Governments have encountered great difficulties responding to the crucial and immediate need for effective management. As a result, the new science of ecotoxicology has developed, which provides a broad conceptual framework for evaluating the effects of chemicals in natural ecosystems. This book is aimed principally at undergraduate students who have completed basic courses in both chemistry and biology. It takes a broad view of ecotoxicology starting with the nature, properties and behavior of environmental toxicants, and extends to dose/response relationships and effects on organisms, populations, communities and ecosystems.Importantly, it also addresses environmental management areas such as biomarkers, biomonitoring, ecological risk assessment and the ecotoxicology and management of chemicals. Introduction to Ecotoxicology provides an invaluable overview of the subject for students taking courses in ecotoxicology and environmental pollution, as well as wider degree programs in biology, ecology, wildlife management, environmental science, environmental impact assessment, toxicology, pollution, chemical engineering, civil engineering, sanitation engineering and related subjects.

About D Connell

DES W. CONNELL is a Reader at Griffith University's School of Australian Environmental Studies in Queensland. He has served as a Visiting Professor at the State University of New York's Marine Sciences Research Center in Stony Brook. His professional experience includes positions as Director of the Gippsland Lakes Environmental Study for the Victorian Ministry of Conservation and Marine Studies Coordinator for the VMC's Westernport Bay Environmental Study. He is a member of the Water Quality Council of Queensland, the Australian Environmental Council's Chemicals Review Subcommittee, and a former member of the Great Barrier Reef Consultative Committee. His other books include Water Pollution: Causes and Effects in Australia and New Zealand and Experiments in Environmental Chemistry. In 1964 Dr. Connell received a Commonwealth Postgraduate Award and, later, the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Research Award. He received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Queensland.

Table of Contents

Preface.1 The Ecotoxicology Concept: Introduction.2 Sources, Types and Properties of Ecotoxicants.3 Distribution and Transformation of Chemicals in the Environment.4 Molecular, Biochemical, Physiological and Behavioural Responses.of Organisms.5 Effects on Population, Community and Ecosystem.6 Dose and Concentration: Response Relationships.7 Biomarkers and Biomonitoring of Hazards in the Environment.8 Ecological Risk Assessment.9 Ecotoxicology and Management of Chemicals.Index.

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GOR002066863
9780632038527
0632038527
Introduction to Ecotoxicology by D Connell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
19990628
180
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