Principles of Environmental Toxicology - Couverture souple

Shaw, Ian C.; Chadwick, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748403566 ISBN 13 : 9780748403561

Editeur : CRC Press, 1998

Synopsis

Environmental toxicology is the study of the action of chemicals upon ecosystems. Understanding the effects of exogenous chemicals upon the inhabitants of an ecosystem may enable us to predict and possibly prevent their deleterious effects. This textbook provides a good general introduction to all the major areas of environmental toxicology, including the fate of chemicals in the environment, environmental toxicity testing, risk assessment, radioactivity in the environment, legislation, environmental monitoring and the future impact of industrial development on the environment. It is written in an informal, accessible style with many examples of environmental issues taken from the author's personal experience and will provide students and other interested individuals with a broad overview of the science of environmental toxicology.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ian Shaw is Professor of Toxicology and head of the Centre for Toxicology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK and visiting consultant toxicologist to the Royal Preston Hospital. He has broad research interests ranging from the cellular toxicity of free radicals through to plutonium biochemistry and is Chairman of the UK Government's working party on pesticide residues. John Chadwick is Head of the Environmental Sciences Section of HSE's Health Divisions Chemical Appraisals Unit and is a member of a number of government expert environmental groups including the Advisory Committee on Pesticides Environmental Panel. He is responsible for environmental risk assessments associated with the revision of existing, and registration of new, agricultural pesticides.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748403566
• ISBN 13: 9780748403561
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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