Environmental Contaminants in Wildlife: Interpreting Tissue Concentrations (Setac Special Publications Series) - Hardcover

Beyer, W. Nelson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156670071X ISBN 13: 9781566700719

Publisher: CRC-Press, 1996

Synopsis

Many books have been written about the effects of toxic chemicals on wildlife, but none has focused on the practical question, "How much of a chemical in the tissues of an animal is harmful?" This book deals exclusively with that question. This comprehensive reference will certainly become the standard resource on the topic, offering authoritative and sound advice on many environmental contaminants.
With chapters written by outstanding experts in their respective fields, this is not only a scholarly collection of discussions on different chemicals, but, for those who have the day-to-day task of evaluating the harm of environment contaminants to wildlife, this book will provide answers on, for example, how to interpret 1 ppm lead in the liver of a duck or fish.
The authors explain the snags of interpreting data that are sometimes conflicting or insufficient, providing the reader with helpful advice on how to cope with such data. Each chapter reviews literature on a specific chemical, followed by a easy-to-understand summary providing technical guidance. For many years this book will remain the preeminent reference on how to interpret contaminant levels of organochlorine pesticides, PCBs, dioxins, PAHs, metals, selenium, and fluorides in wildlife.

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Review

...an excellent reference for biologists who are seeking information on what tissue levels mean when analyzed from field autopsies and feeding trails or exposures... it can be hoped that the legacy of superior scientific research in wildlife toxicology will go on.
-Journal of Environmental Quality

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC-Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 156670071X
• ISBN 13: 9781566700719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512