
Introduction to Ecotoxicology
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. June 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
180 pages
978-0-632-03852-7 (ISBN)
Description
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 behaviour 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.
The book provides an invaluable overview of the subject for students taking courses in ecotoxicology and environmental pollution, as well as wider degree programmes in biology, ecology, wildlife management, environmental science, environmental impact assessment, toxicology, pollution, chemical engineering, civil engineering, sanitation engineering and related subjects.
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 behaviour 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.
The book provides an invaluable overview of the subject for students taking courses in ecotoxicology and environmental pollution, as well as wider degree programmes in biology, ecology, wildlife management, environmental science, environmental impact assessment, toxicology, pollution, chemical engineering, civil engineering, sanitation engineering and related subjects.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-03852-7 (9780632038527)
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Des W. Connell | Paul Lam | Bruce Richardson
Introduction to Ecotoxicology
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07/2009
Wiley-Blackwell
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Persons
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.
Author
Griffith University, Australia
City University of Hong Kong
City Unviersity of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Content
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.
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.