Environmental toxicology / David A. Wright ; Pamela Welbourn

Public ISBD Titre : Environmental toxicology Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : David A. Wright (1948-....), Auteur ; Pamela Welbourn (1935-....), Auteur Editeur : Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni] : Cambridge University Press Année de publication : 2002 Importance : XXIII + 630 p. Présentation : ill., couv. ill. Format : 25 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-521-58860-7 Note générale : Réf. bibliogr. Glossaire. Index Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Écotoxicologie ; Toxicologie de l'environnement Index. décimale : 615.902 Résumé : 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 Note de contenu : 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 [texte imprimé] / David A. Wright (1948-....), Auteur ; Pamela Welbourn (1935-....), Auteur . - Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni] (Cambridge [Cambridgeshire - Royaume-Uni]) : Cambridge University Press, 2002 . - XXIII + 630 p. : ill., couv. ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-521-58860-7 Réf. bibliogr. Glossaire. Index Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Écotoxicologie ; Toxicologie de l'environnement Index. décimale : 615.902 Résumé : 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 Note de contenu : 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

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