Principles of Ecotoxicology - Hardcover

Walker, C.H.; Sibly, R.M.; Peakall, D.B.; Hopkin, Steve P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0748402209 ISBN 13: 9780748402205

Publisher: CRC Press, 1996

Synopsis

Environmental pollution is caused by a wide range of chemicals released as a consequence of human activities. This book aims to identify major classes of pollutants and their environmental fate, before going on to consider the effects that they might have on individual organisms and ecosystems. The book progresses from the molecular basis of pollutant toxicity to consequent effects at higher levels of organization - cellular, whole organism, population, community and ecosystem.; The book defines ecotoxicology as the study of the harmful effects of chemicals upon ecosystems. It is an interdisciplinary subject which represents a synthesis of elements from the disciplines of chemistry, biochemistry, toxicology, physiology, population ecology and population genetics. In contrast to "classical" toxicology, the ultimate concern is for the effects at the level of populations and consequent effects at the level of populations.

About this title

Review:

...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

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

About this edition

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0748402209
• ISBN 13: 9780748402205
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 321