Introduction to environmental toxicology : molecular substructures to ecological landscapes /
by Wayne G . Landis, Ruth M. Sofield, Ming-Ho Yu.
- Fifth edition.
- xx, 470 pages : illustrations (some color) ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to environmental toxicology -- Frameworks and paradigms for environmental toxicology -- Overview of toxicity testing methods -- The analysis of exposure-response -- The fate and transport of contaminants -- Uptake and modes of action -- Modification in toxic responses, mixtures and climate change -- Inorganic gaseous pollutants -- Fluoride as a contaminant of developing economies -- Metals -- Biotransformation, detoxification, and biodegradation -- Ecological effects from biomarkers to populations -- Ecological effects: community to landscape scales of toxicological impacts -- Ecological risk assessment -- Index.