Toxic substances in the environment /
Francis, Bettina Magnus, 1943-
Toxic substances in the environment / - New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1994. - xviii, 360 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Environmental science and technology .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-344) and index.
Ecosystems and ecotoxicology -- Air pollution and global ecosystems -- Terrestrial and health effects of air pollution -- Water pollution, persistence and bioaccumulation -- Hazardous waste disposal -- Health effects of environmental chemicals -- Neurotoxicity -- Developmental toxicology -- Genetic toxicology -- Carcinogenesis -- Policy in environmental toxicology -- Social issues.
An overview of environmental toxicology in its widest sense, which includes both the ecological and the health effects of environmental contaminants. Two case histories illustrate pathways by which the accidental or deliberate dispersal of chemicals can imbalance ecosystems.
0471507814 (acidfree paper) 9780471507819 : £41.50
92026896
Pollution--Environmental aspects.
Pollution--Health aspects.
Toxicology.
Environmental Pollution.
Environmental Pollutants.
Environment Pollution Toxic chemicals
363.73
Toxic substances in the environment / - New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1994. - xviii, 360 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Environmental science and technology .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-344) and index.
Ecosystems and ecotoxicology -- Air pollution and global ecosystems -- Terrestrial and health effects of air pollution -- Water pollution, persistence and bioaccumulation -- Hazardous waste disposal -- Health effects of environmental chemicals -- Neurotoxicity -- Developmental toxicology -- Genetic toxicology -- Carcinogenesis -- Policy in environmental toxicology -- Social issues.
An overview of environmental toxicology in its widest sense, which includes both the ecological and the health effects of environmental contaminants. Two case histories illustrate pathways by which the accidental or deliberate dispersal of chemicals can imbalance ecosystems.
0471507814 (acidfree paper) 9780471507819 : £41.50
92026896
Pollution--Environmental aspects.
Pollution--Health aspects.
Toxicology.
Environmental Pollution.
Environmental Pollutants.
Environment Pollution Toxic chemicals
363.73