Introduction to environmental toxicology : molecular substructures to ecological landscapes / Wayne G. Landis, Ruth M. Sofield, Ming-Ho Yu
Imprint
Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2011
Edition
4th ed.
Descript
xx, 514 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
CONTENT
Introduction to environmental toxicology -- Framework and paradigms for environmental toxicology -- An introduction to toxicity testing -- Survey and review of typical toxicity test methods -- The fate transport of contaminants -- Uptake and modes of action -- Factors modifying the activity of toxicants -- Inorganic gaseous pollutants -- Fluoride as a contaminant of developing economies -- Heavy metals -- Biotransformation detoxification, and biodegradation -- Ecological effects from biomarkers to populations -- Ecological effects: community to landscape scales of toxicological -- Ecological risk assessment