Ecotoxicology Essentials: Environmental Contaminants and Their
Biological Effects on Animals and Plants provides a fundamental
understanding of this area for students and professionals in
ecotoxicology, ecology, conservation, chemistry, public health,
wildlife management, fisheries, and many other disciplines.
Although new chemicals and potential problems are developed every
year, a basic education is essential to address these new
challenges, and this work gives such training. Written with the
regulatory framework in mind, the material guides readers on
modelling, how to conduct assessments, and human and wildlife risk,
focusing on effects on animals rather than transport of chemicals.
Simple discussions of chemistry are complemented by coverage on the
behavior of the animal, dynamics of the ecosystem, real-life
situations like drought, and predators in the system - i.e., the
natural system versus the lab setting. The book's first section
contains chapters on the principles of contaminant toxicology
including a brief history of the science of ecotoxicology, basic
principles of the science, testing methods, and ways of determining
if animals have been exposed to either acute or chronic
concentrations of contaminants. The second section deals with the
primary classes of contaminants including their chemical
characteristics, sources, uses, and effects on organisms. The third
section focuses on more complex issues such as the regulation of
pollution, population and community effects, risk assessment and
modelling.
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