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001 2010053950
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005 20141029081457.0
008 110203s2011 flua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010053950
020 $a9781420084054 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRA1223.B54$bE57 2011
082 00 $a615.9/02$222
084 $aSCI070000$aSCI026000$aNAT010000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aEnvironmental contaminants in biota :$binterpreting tissue concentrations /$cedited by W. Nelson Beyer, James P. Meador.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aBoca Raton, FL :$bCRC Press,$cc2011.
300 $axv, 751 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
500 $aRev. ed. of: Environmental contaminants in wildlife / edited by W. Nelson Beyer, Gary H. Heinz, Amy W. Redmon-Norwood.
520 $a"Examining tissue residues of contaminants in biota reveals the movement of contaminants within organisms and through food chains as well as the context for understanding and quantifying injuries to organisms and their communities. Yet tissue concentrations of some contaminants are especially challenging to interpret and the ability of today's analytical chemists to provide reliable analytical data of most important environmental contaminants often surpasses the ability of ecotoxicologists to interpret those data.Offering guidance on the ecotoxicologically meaningful interpretation of tissue concentrations, Environmental Contaminants in Biota, Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Second Edition is updated with current data and new ways of analyzing those data as well as additional contaminants not previously considered. Beginning with a history of wildlife toxicology and data interpretation, chapters cover a wide range of contaminants and their hazardous and lethal concentrations in various animals including DDT, Dioxins, PCBs, and PBDEs in aquatic organisms; methylmurcury, selenium, and trace metals in fishes and aquatic invertebrates; and pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants in marine mammals. The book considers the impact of Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans, and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers; cyclodiene; and other organochlorine pesticides in birds and mammals. Later chapters examine the effects and analysis of lead, cadmium, and radionuclides in biota. With thousands of published research papers reporting tissue concentrations each year, Environmental Contaminants in Biota, Interpreting Tissue Concentrations, Second Edition gives ecotoxicologists the ability to draw actionable value regarding the toxicological consequences of those concentrations and relate tissue concentrations quantitatively to injury: the core of ecotoxicology"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"Ecotoxicology is the study of the movement of environmental contaminants through ecosystems and their effects on plants and animals. Examining tissue residues of these contaminants in biota is basic to ecotoxicology, both for understanding the movement of contaminants within organisms and through food chains, and for understanding and quantifying injuries to organisms and their communities. This book provides guidance on interpreting tissue concentrations of environmental contaminants. "--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aBiological monitoring.
650 0 $aHistology, Pathological.
650 0 $aPollution$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aOrganisms.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aSCIENCE / Environmental Science$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aNATURE / Ecology$2bisacsh.
700 1 $aBeyer, W. Nelson.
700 1 $aMeador, James Parnell,$d1952-
730 0 $aEnvironmental contaminants in wildlife.