Principles of Ecotoxicology

Presenting a multidisciplinary perspective in a concise format, "Principles of Ecotoxicology, Third Edition" discusses the fundamental chemical and ecological nature of pollution processes while identifying the major classes of pollutants and their environmental fate. The first edition was originally created to fill the need for a textbook that covered the basic principles of a developing and wide-ranging field and the second edition expanded on that theme. Keeping the focus on principles over practice that has made each incarnation of this textbook so popular, the third edition brings the text up to date and strengthens coverage in areas that have come to the forefront of the field. The third edition features new material on pollutants that are receiving closer scrutiny, naturally occurring poisons, the history of chemical warfare, population risk assessment, community structure, neonicotinoids, endocrine disruption, and neurotoxicity. A new section on extrapolating from molecular interaction to the consequent population changes highlights the molecules to ecosystem approach and provides the groundwork for discussions on the employment of biomarker strategies in field studies. A major theme of the new material is how the concepts discussed can contribute to improved methods of environmental risk assessment. With updates to every chapter, this text provides essential information for students in easy to use and understandable format.

ISBN 084933635X   Pages 344 ISBN13 9780849336355 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc   Weight (grammes) 725 Imprint CRC Press Inc   Published in Bosa Roca Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780748409402 Publication date 22 Dec 2005   Height (mm) 254 Non-book description 315 p. :   Width (mm) 178 Library of Congress QH545.A1 P   Spine width (mm) 19 DEWEY 571.95   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

Pt. 1		Pollutants and their fate in ecosystems
Ch. 1		Major classes of pollutants
Ch. 2		Routes by which pollutants enter ecosystems
Ch. 3		Long-range movements and global transport of pollutants
Ch. 4		The fate of metals and radioactive isotopes in contaminated ecosystems
Ch. 5		The fate of organic pollutants in individuals and in ecosystems
Pt. 2		Effects of pollutants on individual organisms
Ch. 6		Toxicity testing
Ch. 7		Biochemical effects of pollutants
Ch. 8		Physiological effects of pollutants
Ch. 9		Interactive effects of pollutants
Ch. 10		Biomarkers
Ch. 11		In situ biological monitoring
Pt. 3		Effects of pollutants on populations and communities
Ch. 12		Changes in numbers : population dynamics
Ch. 13		Evolution of resistance to pollution
Ch. 14		Changes in communities and ecosystems
Ch. 15		Extrapolating from molecular interactions to consequent effects at the population level
Ch. 16		Biomarkers in population studies
App		Introduction to population projection matrices

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