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Author:   Leah Bendell (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 18.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781394197446

ISBN 10:   1394197446
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   23 November 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

SECTION I: ECOTOXICOLOGY IN CONTEXT Chapter 1 Introduction to Ecotoxicology, Definition, Book Overview Chapter 2 Circular versus Linear 2.1 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Toxicology 2.2 The forgotten chapter of DDT 2.3 The origins of toxicity testing as the keystone to Environmental Toxicology Problems and Recommended Reading Chapter 3 Life 3.1 Introduction: The equation for life on this planet 3.2 Life and the wonder of the biodiversity our planet holds Problems and Recommended Reading Chapter 4 Evolution of Ecotoxicology; The study of anthropogenic impacts on ecosystem structure and function 4.1 Introduction 4.2 What do the species do in ecosystems? 4.3 What is Ecosystem Structure? 4.4 What is Ecosystem Function? 4.5 Ecotoxicology placed within the framework of Ecosystem structure and function Problems and Recommended Reading SECTION II: CASE STUDIES Chapter 5 Acid Deposition within the Framework of Ecotoxicology 5.1 Introduction 5.2 What were the fundamental geochemical functions being altered and what were the consequences? 5.3 Putting together the lines of evidence proving that acid deposition was responsible for the destruction of both aquatic and terrestrial communities 5.4 What was happening in the aquatic systems? Why this region of North America, the LaCloche Mountains? 5.5 General observations of what was happening in acidified systems 5.6 Denial 5.7 Recovery of acidified lakes 5.8 Revisiting Acid Rain today 5.9 Summary Problems and Recommended Reading Chapter 6 Application of the Science of Ecotoxicology in Understanding the Impacts of Toxic Metals on Ecosystem Structure and Function 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Mercury 6.3 Lead 6.4 Cadmium 6.5 Summary: Moving forward Problems and Recommended Reading Chapter 7 Aquaculture 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Salmon Aquaculture with emphasis on coastal British Columbia 7.3 Enter Aquaculture 7.4 Shellfish Aquaculture 7.5 Chapter Summary Problems and Recommended Reading Chapter 8 Big Oil 8.1 Introduction 8.2 What are the environmental impacts of mining the oil sands? 8.3 The Paradox 8.4 The reality of Reclamation and Restoration 8.5 Chapter summary Problems and Recommended Reading Chapter 9 The Dark Side of Carbon 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Love Canal 9.3 State of the Great Lakes 9.4 Chapter Summary Problems and Recommended Reading SECTION III: THE FUTURE OF ECOTOXICOLOGY Chapter 10 Where To Now? 10.1 Introduction 10.2 What is an Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)? 10.3 Challenges Ahead 10.4 Future Directions in Ecotoxicology 10.5 An Opportunity 10.6 Chapter Summary Problems and Recommended Reading

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Leah Bendell is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science at Simon Fraser University. For over 30 years, she has studied how anthropogenic impacts alter ecosystem structure and function and the consequences of such impacts on ecosystem and human health. Her research has taken her to the Albertan Tar Sands, the mines of Indonesia, the freshwater lakes and wetlands of Ontario and the intertidal regions of coastal British Columbia.

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