Author | Landis, Wayne G |
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Title | Introduction to environmental toxicology [electronic resource] : impacts of chemicals upon ecological systems / Wayne G. Landis, Ming-Ho Yu |
Imprint | Boca Raton, Fla. : Lewis Publishers, c1999 |
Edition | 2nd ed |
Connect to | http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781439858134 |
Descript | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm |
1. Introduction to environmental toxicology -- 2. A framework for environmental toxicology -- 3. An introduction to toxicity testing -- 4. Survey and review of typical toxicity test methods -- 5. Routes of exposure and modes of action -- 6. Factors modifying the activity of toxicants -- 7. Inorganic gaseous pollutants -- 8. Heavy metals -- 9. Biotransformation, detoxification, and biodegradation -- 10. Measurement and interpretation of the ecological effects of toxicants -- 11. Ecological risk assessment