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Now in its fourth edition, this exceptionally accessible text provides students with a multidisciplinary perspective and a grounding in the fundamental principles required for research in toxicology today. Its concisesness and readability makes it highly popular with students, while its focus on principles makes its the preferred choice of instructors. Discussing the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution processes, the authors identifiy the major classes of pollutants and their environmental fate while examining those pollutants deserving closer scrutiny. They also cover naturally occurring poisons, the history of chemical warfare, population risk assessment, community structure, neonicotinoids, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, and the employment of biomarker strategies in field studies. In addition to updating the text throughout, this fourth edition-- Includes a new chapter on future directions of ecotoxicology Provides new material on nanoparticle pollution and effects of chemical weapons Offers numerous new case studies, many from the U.S. Expands coverage of bioaccumulation, biomarkers, and risk assessment for affected populations

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Praise for previous editions: Keeping the focus on principles over practice is what has made each incarnation of this book a bestseller. The third edition follows this central theme while bringing the text up to date and strengthening coverage in areas that have come to the forefront of the field. !With updates to every chapter, the text provides essential information in an easy to use format. -- International Pest Control, Vol. 48, no 2, March/April The book is quite extensive in content and length!.the authors continue to assist us in understanding the integration of this new knowledge by focusing on the 'principles' of the science. - Lee R. Shugart in Ecotoxicology, Vol. 16 (483), 2007 !its aim is to provide a wide-ranging, concise and readable introduction to ecotoxicology that will encourages student to want to learn more about the field!continues to succeed. -David Spurgeon, The British Toxicology Society Newsletter, Winter 2006 The coauthorship is advantageous in that it ensures that all topics are addressed by an expert, but the style is consistent and the content is integrated in a way that texts assembled by editors can not achieve. -Glenn Suter in SETAC Globe, July-August 2001 This is, by any standards, an outstanding book, written by a chemist, a mathematician and a zoologist, who have achieved their aim in producing a truly interdisciplinary approach across the full spectrum of topics, from molecules to ecosystems!.This book will certainly succeed in serving its primary purpose - providing a textbook for students, which covers the principles of ecotoxicology with a broad approach, cutting across traditional subject boundaries. -Michael Balls in ATLA, 1996 To say that ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary subject is an understatement. This text attempts a comprehensive survey of all of these aspects. It succeeds admirable. -Dr. J. W. Daniel in Chemistry & Industry, March 5, 2001 The authors used their outstanding interdisciplinary experience to describe the progression from chemical analysis of environmental pollutants to their effects at the levels of the individual, population, community and, ultimately, ecosystem. Using appropriate examples and relevant case studies, they have made ecotoxicology more accessible to any person who is concerned with environmental changes induced by pollution - Dr. Laurent Lagadic in Ecotoxicology, Vol. 10 (6), 2001

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C.H. Walker, R.M. Sibly, R.M. Sibly, D.B. Peakall

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