Introduction to environmental toxicology : molecular substructures to ecological landscapes

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Landis, Wayne G. (Author), Sofield, Ruth M. (Author), Yu, Ming-Ho , 1928- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press 2018
Edition:Fifth edition
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to environmental toxicology
  • 2. Frameworks and paradigms for environmental toxicology
  • 3. Overview of toxicity testing methods
  • 4. The analysis of exposure-response
  • 5. The fate and transport of contaminants
  • 6. Uptake and modes of action
  • 7. Modification in toxic responses, mixtures and climate change
  • 8. Inorganic gaseous pollutants
  • 9. Fluoride as a contaminant of developing economies
  • 10. Metals
  • 11. Emerging contaminants
  • 12. Biotransformation, detoxification, and biodegradation
  • 13. Ecological effects from biomarkers to populations
  • 14. Ecological effects: community to landscape scales of toxicological impacts
  • 15. Ecological risk assessment