Authors:Jerry L. Farris, John H. Van Hassel,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: ecotoxicology, bivalve, freshwater
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2006-11-16
List price: $173.95
ISBN-10: 142004284X
ISBN-13: 9781420042849

Responding to the growing need for an aggressive yet conservative approach to evaluating mussel populations, Freshwater Bivalve Ecotoxicology provides a collective review of the techniques and approaches for assessing contaminant impact on freshwater ecosystems. The editors incorporate coverage of research topics and management issues from a cross-section of scientists in the field. They explore current advances in general monitoring of population responses to stressors, fundamental concepts of ecotoxicology specific to burrowing bivalves, and useful insights that offer direction and priority

Authors:Joseph Tarradellas, Gabriel Bitton, Dominique Rossel
Publisher: CRC-Press
Keywords: ecotoxicology, soil
Number of Pages: 400
Published: 1997-02-01
List price: $94.95
ISBN-10: 1566701341
ISBN-13: 9781566701341

Soils are receptacles for a wide range of hazardous chemicals generated by human activities. Whether or not this contamination is deliberate, accurate toxicity assessments are important for health and economic reasons. Soil Ecotoxicology discusses the sources, fate, and transport of hazardous chemicals in soils. The fate (biodegradation and modeling) and the potential impacts of pesticides on soil ecosystems are emphasized, and methodologies for performing toxicity assessments are provided.

Authors:David J. Hoffman, Barnett A. Rattner, G. Allen Burto
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: second, ecotoxicology, handbook
Number of Pages: 1312
Published: 2002-11-13
List price: $239.95
ISBN-10: 1566705460
ISBN-13: 9781566705462

Handbook of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition focuses on toxic substances and how they effect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for quantifying and measuring ecotoxicological effects in the field and in the lab, as well as methods for estimating, predicting, and modeling in ecotoxicology studies. Completely revised and updated with 18 new chapters, this second edition includes contributions from over 75 international experts. Also, a Technical Review Board reviewed all manuscripts for accuracy and currency. This authoritative work is the definitive reference for students, researchers, co

Authors:Leo Posthuma, Glenn W. Suter II, Theo P. Traas,
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: ecotoxicology, distributions, sensitivity, species
Number of Pages: 616
Published: 2001-12-20
List price: $199.95
ISBN-10: 1566705789
ISBN-13: 9781566705783

In spite of the growing importance of Species Sensitivity Distribution models (SSDs) in ecological risk assessments, the conceptual basis, strengths, and weaknesses of using them have not been comprehensively reviewed. This book fills that need. Written by a panel of international experts, Species Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology reviews the current SSD methods from all angles, compiling for the first time the variety of contemporary applications of SSD-based methods.Beginning with an introduction to SSDs, the chapter authors review the issues surrounding SSDs, synthesizing the posit

Authors:Wilfried Draber, Toshio Fujita,
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: ecotoxicology, agrochemicals, activity, structure, approaches, rational
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 1992-07-14
List price: $404.95
ISBN-10: 0849358590
ISBN-13: 9780849358593

This book presents discussions of the most important aspects in the development of agrochemicals. The book covers such broad areas as structure activity and ecotoxicological analyses in comprehensive reviews for general methods and chronicles for individual examples. Topics in structure-activity relationships include how to combine submolecular structures of pharmacological interests and modify them according to chemorational models with computer-aided procedures such as the traditional Hansch-type QSAR, the sequential, simplex optimization, and molecular modeling. Topics in the ecotoxicology

Author: Michael C. Newman
Publisher: CRC-Press
Keywords: trace, substances, research, advances, ecotoxicology, methods, aquatic, quantitative
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 1995-02-01
List price: $104.95
ISBN-10: 0873716221
ISBN-13: 9780873716222

This book provides a quantitative treatment of the science of ecotoxicology. The first chapters consider fundamental concepts and definitions essential to understanding the fate and effects of toxicants at various levels of ecological organization as covered in the remaining chapters. Scientific ecotoxicology and associated topics are defined. The historical perspective, rationale, and characteristics are outlined for the strong inferential and quantitative approach advocated in this book. The general measurement process is discussed, and methodologies for defining and controlling variance, wh

Authors:Herman Eijsackers, Fred Heimbach, Marianne H. Donker
Publisher: CRC-Press
Keywords: special, publications, setac, organisms, soil, ecotoxicology
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 1994-02-01
List price: $115.95
ISBN-10: 0873715306
ISBN-13: 9780873715300

This book provides a comprehensive examination of all aspects of the ecotoxicology of soil organisms. The book explains how contaminants reach the soil, traces their transport through the soil, and then moves on to examine the effects of contaminants on different groups of soil organisms (e.g., microorganisms, micro- and mesofauna, larger soil animals including vertebrates). The book also considers food chain transfer and discusses risk assessment procedures that are specific to soil conditions. Ecotoxicology of Soil Organisms is the only book to take such a sweeping approach toward soil ecoto