Difficult to measure accurately and deal with effectively, organic pollutants continue to be a major hazard in the environment. Significantly expanded, the second edition of Organic Pollutants: An Ecotoxicological Perspective describes the mechanistic basis of ecotoxicology, using major groups of pollutants as illustrative examples, and explores th
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Environmental ScienceTable of contents
- Front cover
- Contents
- Preface to First Edition
- Preface to Second Edition
- Acknowledgments in First Edition
- Part 1: Basic Principles
- Chapter 1. Chemical Warfare
- Chapter 2. Factors Determining the Toxicity of Organic Pollutants to Animals and Plants
- Chapter 3. Influence of the Properties of Chemicals on Their Environmental Fate
- Chapter 4. Distribution and Effects of Chemicals in Communities and Ecosystems
- Part 2: Major Organic Pollutants
- Chapter 5. The Organochlorine Insecticides
- Chapter 6. Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Biphenyls
- Chapter 7. Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans
- Chapter 8. Organometallic Compounds
- Chapter 9. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Chapter 10. Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticides
- Chapter 11. Anticoagulant Rodenticides
- Chapter 12. Pyrethroid Insecticides
- Part 3: Further Issues and Future Prospects
- Chapter 13. Dealing with Complex Pollution Problems
- Chapter 14. The Ecotoxicological Effects of Herbicides
- Chapter 15. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Their Environmental Impacts
- Chapter 16. Neurotoxicity and Behavioral Effects of Environmental Chemicals
- Chapter 17. Organic Pollutants: Future Prospects
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Back cover
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