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Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife for risk assessment applications. Substanc...
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Elsevier,
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| Publisher Address: | Amsterdam, The Netherlands : |
| Publication Dates: |
2015. ©2015 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128000205 |
| Summary: |
Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife for risk assessment applications. Substances covered include military-related chemicals including explosives, propellants, pesticides and metals. Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a much-needed resource designed to meet the needs of those seeking toxicological information for ecological risk assessment p. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxxi, 692 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780128004807 0128004800 |
| Index Number: | RA1226 |
| CLC: | R994.6 |
| Contents: |
Front Cover; Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern; Copyright; Disclaimer; Contents; Editor Biographies; Author Biographies; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Characterizing Potential for Toxicity: Estimating Risks to Wildlife; Introduction; History of wildlife toxicity reference values; Recent advances in toxicity reference value derivation; Important research needs; References; Part II: Methodological Derivations; Chapter 2: Methods for Derivation of Wildlife Toxicity Values for Use in Ecological Risk Assessments; Introduction Data collection and literature searchIdentifying relevant studies; Toxicity profile preparation; Derivation of toxicity reference values; Assigning a confidence level; Creation of the toxicity reference value report; References; Part III: Wildlife Toxicity Assessments of Explosives; Chapter 3: Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT); Introduction; Environmental Fate and Transport; Summary of mammalian toxicity; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Acute/Subacute; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Subchronic; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Chronic Studies Relevant for Mammalian TRV Development for Ingestion ExposuresSummary of avian toxicity; Avian Oral Toxicity: Acute; Avian Oral Toxicity: Subchronic; Studies Relevant for Avian TRV Development for Ingestion Exposures; Summary of amphibian toxicity; Amphibian Toxicity; Amphibian Microcosm Study; Relevance for Amphibian TRV Development; Summary of reptilian toxicity; Reptilian Toxicity: Acute and Subacute; Reptilian Toxicity: Subchronic; Recommended toxicity reference values; Toxicity Reference Values for Mammals; TRVs for Ingestion Exposures for Mammalian Foraging Guilds Toxicity Reference Values for BirdsTRVs for Amphibians; TRVs for Reptiles; References; Chapter 4: Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 1,3,5-Trinitrohexahydro-1,3,5-Triazine (RDX); Introduction; Toxicity profile; Environmental Fate and Transport; Mammalian Toxicity; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Acute; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Subacute; Mammalian Toxicity: Subchronic; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Chronic; Mammalian Oral Toxicity: Other; Studies Relevant to Mammalian TRV Development: RDX Ingestion Exposures; Mammalian Inhalation Toxicity; Mammalian Dermal Toxicity; Summary of Avian Toxicology Avian Oral Toxicity: AcuteAvian Oral Toxicity: Subacute; Avian Oral Toxicity: Subchronic; Avian Oral Toxicity: Chronic; Avian Oral Toxicity: Other; Studies Relevant for Avian TRV Development: RDX Ingestion Exposures; Avian Inhalation Toxicity; Avian Dermal Toxicity; Amphibian Toxicology; Reptilian Toxicology; Recommended toxicity reference values; Toxicity Reference Values for Mammals; TRVs for Ingestion Exposures for the Class Mammalia; TRVs for Inhalation Exposures for the Class Mammalia; TRVs for Dermal Exposures for the Class Mammalia; Toxicity Reference Values for Birds |