Endocrine Disruption: Biological Bases for Health Effects in Wildlife and Humans - Hardcover

 
9780195137491: Endocrine Disruption: Biological Bases for Health Effects in Wildlife and Humans
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195137493 ISBN 13: 9780195137491
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

This book addresses the biological effects of the reasonably large number of classes of compounds that have been recognized as endocrine disrupters. These compounds have been found to persist as pollutants in the environment, and have been blamed for causing developmental disorders and/or fertility problems in fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and possibly humans. This book presents the relevant fundamentals of the endocrine systems of animals and humans, the toxicology, developmental toxicology, ecology, and risk assessment methods, and lays out the current state of understanding for the whole field, organized by the classes of compounds that have been identified as endocrine disrupters.

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About the Author

David O. Norris is at University of Colorado, Boulder. James A. Carr is at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195137493
ISBN 13 
9780195137491
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
496
Editor
Norris David O., Carr James A.