Water Conservation : Inevitable Strategy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910585562503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: IntechOpen
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

Organic pollutants : an ecotoxicological perspective / / C.H. Walker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910222235103321
• Autore: Walker C. H (Colin Harold), <1936->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton, FL, : CRC Press, ©2001
• ISBN: 0-367-80631-2; 1-280-40607-0; 9786610406074; 1-4200-2279-2; 0-203-48505-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TylerCharles (Charles R.)
• Disciplina: 363.738; 615.9/5
• Soggetti: Organic compounds - Toxicology; Organic compounds - Environmental aspects; Environmental toxicology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title page (viewed Jan. 14/10).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [258]-274) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; BASIC PRINCIPLES; CHEMICAL WARFARE; FACTORS DETERMINING THE TOXICITY OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS TO ANIMALS AND PLANTS; INFLUENCE OF THE PROPERTIES OF CHEMICALS ON THEIRENVIRONMENTAL FATE; DISTRIBUTION AND EFFECTS OF CHEMICALS IN COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYTEMS; MAJOR ORGANIC ; POLLUTANTS; THE ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS AND POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXINS AND POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS AND CARBAMATE INSECTICIDES; THE ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDESPYRETHROID INSECTICIDES; FURTHER ISSUES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS; THE ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF HERBICIDES; DEALING WITH COMPLEXITY: THE TOXICITY OF MIXTURES; THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: FUTURE PROSPECTS; Glossary; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Organic pollutants continue to be a major hazard in the environment. Often difficult to measure accurately and to deal with effectively, these compounds feature more and more prominently in courses on environmental toxicology and environmental sciences.This much needed book is a companion to the highly praised Principles of Ecotoxicology. It covers organic pollutants in greater depth and detail than has been covered in a textbook before.The first part covers issues such as:chemical warfaremetababolism of pollutants in animals and plantsenvironmental fate, and effects within ecosystemsThis is followed by discussion of particular pollutants such as:organochloride insecticidesPCBsdioxinsorganometallic compoundspolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsanticoagulant rodenticidesamongst others. The book concludes with coverage of ecotoxicity testing, biomarkers and bioassays and future prospects for improved assessment of the dangers these compounds pose.It breaks new ground in offering a concise source of information on these compounds at a level suitable for senior undergraduates and postgraduates. Professionals working within the fields of environmental toxicology and environmental science will also find it a valuable reference.