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Author:   Donald W. Sparling (Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory and Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA) ,  Greg Linder
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.790kg
ISBN:  

9780128019474

ISBN 10:   0128019476
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   15 April 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section I: Basic Principles and Tools of Ecotoxicology 1. An Introduction to Ecotoxicology 2. Basics of Toxicity Testing 3. Bioindicators of Contaminant Exposure Section II: Chemistry and Effect of Major Families of Contaminants 4. Organochlorine Pesticides 5. Current Use Pesticides 6. Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons 7. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 8. Metals 9. Other Contaminants Section III: Identifying and Evaluating Large Scale Contaminant Hazards 10. Population Ecotoxicology: Exposure and Effects of Environmental Chemicals 11. Community-Level and Ecosystem-Level Effects of Environmental Chemicals 12. Modeling in Ecotoxicology 13. Chemical Stressors and Ecological Risk 14. Contaminant Considerations in Humans 15. Regulation of Environmental Chemicals and Damage Assessment 16. Wrap Up

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"""Each of these chapters could be the subject of its own book given that sheer volume of research conducted over the past five decades. As such, these chapters serve as a first introduction to these contaminant classes appropriate for undergraduate students or environmental professionals with a limited background in toxicology."" --The Quarterly Review of Biology"

Each of these chapters could be the subject of its own book given that sheer volume of research conducted over the past five decades. As such, these chapters serve as a first introduction to these contaminant classes appropriate for undergraduate students or environmental professionals with a limited background in toxicology. --The Quarterly Review of Biology

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Donald W. Sparling is an Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University. Having written more than 100 publications, his research interests in wildlife ecology include contaminant ecology, specifically the effects of contaminants on amphibians, reptiles, and birds; and wetland ecology, including storm water wetlands and the development of an index of biological integrity for assessing wetland conditions.

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