Applied Ecotoxicology

ISBN-13: 9781566700702 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 304 str.

Rombke;Rawson D M; Johann F. Moltmann

Opis

This new book illustrates the complex nature of ecotoxicological issues by describing the assessment and monitoring of pollutants in the environment and their impacts upon it. Information and methodology is provided for determining the extent of ecological damage caused by a given substance. The growth of legislation surrounding environmental protection is discussed, looking at laws which seek to expand the scope of protection, and those shifting the level of investigation from the individual pollutant to the ecosystem as a whole. Pollutants are only one of a number of different environmental factors to which organisms are exposed. Their impact is discussed alongside other forms of human intervention with the environment, for example, the increasing use of pesticides in tropical regions."

Spis treści

Introduction
Tasks, Objectives, and Definitions
Basic Ecological Problems of Ecotoxicology
General Aspects of Fate and Effects
Pesticides and Environmental Chemicals
Measurement Parameters
Tests at Various Levels of Investigation
Legal Foundations
Assessment and Evaluation
Exotoxicology in Developing Countries
References
Index

O autorze

Johann F. Moltmann (Ruesselsheim, Germany) (Author) , D.M. Rawson (Author)