Environmental toxicology
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : David A Wright; Pamela Welbourn
- ناشر : Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2002
- شابک / ISBN : 9780511077494
Description
The emergence of environmental toxicology as science -- The historical background: Classical toxicology, ecotoxicology, and environmental toxicology -- Social aspects: The environmental movement -- Social aspects: Regulation -- Education in environmental toxicology -- The role of technology -- The science of environmental toxicology: Concepts and definitions -- The development of environmental toxicology -- An historical perspective on the science of environmental toxicology -- An evolutionary perspective on environmental toxicology -- Assessment of toxicity -- The dose-response -- The acute toxicity bioassay -- Subacute (chronic) toxicity assays -- The relationship between acute and chronic toxicity -- Statistical considerations -- Comparative bioassays -- Sediment toxicity assays -- Toxicity at the molecular level -- Carcinogenesis -- Genotoxicity assays -- Chromosome studies -- The concept of threshold toxicity -- Hormesis -- Receptors -- Routes and kinetics of toxicant uptake -- General considerations -- Route of toxicant uptake -- Skin -- Lungs -- Gills -- Digestive system -- Toxicant uptake by plants -- Uptake at the tissue and cellular level -- Toxicokinetics -- Single-compartment model -- Two-compartment model -- Volume of distribution -- Transporter-mediated transport -- Lethal body burden (critical body residue) -- Methodological approaches -- The general concepts and principles for biological indicators -- Tolerance and resistance to potentially toxic substances.
Environmental Toxicology is a comprehensive introductory textbook dealing with all aspects of the subject. It is primarily a text for students in environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, applied ecology, environmental management, and risk assessment. It will also be valuable for specialists in ecology, environmental science, and chemistry.
