Ecotoxicology: Ecological Fundamentals, Chemical Exposure, and Biological EffectsISBN: 978-0-471-17644-2
Hardcover
936 pages
December 1997
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Partial table of contents:
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION AND ECOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS.
Ecotoxicological Research-Historical Development and Perspectives (S. Jørgensen).
Sensitivity of Ecosystems and Ecotones (O. Fränzle).
Community Ecology and Population Interactions in Freshwater Systems (B. Streit).
CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
Speciation of Chemical Elements in the Environment (R. Wilken).
Abiotic Transformation Reactions (E. Weber).
Ecochemistry of Toxaphene (M Coelhan & H. Parlar).
BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS.
Bioaccumulation of Chemicals by Aquatic Organisms (D. Connell).
Process-Oriented Descriptions of Toxic Effects (S. Kooijman).
Effects of Pollutants on Soil Invertebrates: Links between Levels (J. Weeks).
CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT.
Current and Future Test Strategies in Terrestrial Ecotoxicology (R. Debus).
Legislative Perspective in Ecological Risk Assessment (J. Ahlers & R. Diderich).
Index.
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION AND ECOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS.
Ecotoxicological Research-Historical Development and Perspectives (S. Jørgensen).
Sensitivity of Ecosystems and Ecotones (O. Fränzle).
Community Ecology and Population Interactions in Freshwater Systems (B. Streit).
CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
Speciation of Chemical Elements in the Environment (R. Wilken).
Abiotic Transformation Reactions (E. Weber).
Ecochemistry of Toxaphene (M Coelhan & H. Parlar).
BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS.
Bioaccumulation of Chemicals by Aquatic Organisms (D. Connell).
Process-Oriented Descriptions of Toxic Effects (S. Kooijman).
Effects of Pollutants on Soil Invertebrates: Links between Levels (J. Weeks).
CONTRIBUTIONS TO AN ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT.
Current and Future Test Strategies in Terrestrial Ecotoxicology (R. Debus).
Legislative Perspective in Ecological Risk Assessment (J. Ahlers & R. Diderich).
Index.