Organic pollutants:an ecotoxicological perspective
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Published: |
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis,
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Publisher Address: | Boca Raton |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xvii, 414 p.: ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781420062588 (hbk.) 1420062581 (alk. paper) |
Index Number: | R994 |
CLC: |
R994.6 R996 |
Call Number: | R996/W177/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-375) and index. Chemical warfare -- Factors determining the toxicity of organic pollutants to animals and plants -- Influence of the properties of chemicals on their environmental fate -- Distribution and effects of chemicals in communities and ecosystems -- The organochlorine insecticides -- Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls -- Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans -- Organometallic compounds -- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons -- Organophosphorous and carbamate insecticides -- Anticoagulant rodenticides -- Pyrethroid insecticides -- Dealing with complex pollution problems -- The ecotoxicological effects of herbicides -- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and their environmental impacts -- Neurotoxicity and behavioral effects of environmental chemicals -- Organic pollutants: future prospects. |