Ebook: Environmental Toxicology: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean. The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.

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Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean. The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.

Features authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Covers a wide range of environmental toxicology research, from recreational water risk to biomarkers and metabolomics

Written for an audience of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers

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Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean. The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.

Features authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Covers a wide range of environmental toxicology research, from recreational water risk to biomarkers and metabolomics

Written for an audience of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Environmental Toxicology, Introduction....Pages 1-15
Airborne Toxic Chemicals....Pages 17-34
Bioaccumulation/Biomagnifications in Food Chains....Pages 35-69
Biomarkers and Metabolomics, Evidence of Stress....Pages 71-92
Bioremediation and Mitigation....Pages 93-119
Biosensors and Bioassays for Ecological Risk Monitoring and Assessment....Pages 121-142
CERCLA, Sustainability and Public and Environmental Health....Pages 143-162
Ecological and Health Risks at Low Doses....Pages 163-180
Ecological Risk Assessment and Animal Models....Pages 181-201
Environmental Toxicology: Carcinogenesis....Pages 203-238
Environmental Toxicology: Children at Risk....Pages 239-291
Environmental Toxicology: Oxidative Stress....Pages 293-318
Harmful Algal Blooms....Pages 319-360
Microbial Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Water....Pages 361-401
Pathogen and Nutrient Transfer Through and Across Agricultural Soils....Pages 403-439
Recreational Water Risk: Pathogens and Fecal Indicators....Pages 441-459
Science, Policy, and Risk Management: Case of Seafood Safety....Pages 461-501
Sentinel Species in Oceans and Human Health....Pages 503-528
Solar Radiation and Human Health....Pages 529-564
Toxic Chemical Risks....Pages 565-594
Ultraviolet Radiation: Distribution and Variability....Pages 595-607
UV Effects on Living Organisms....Pages 609-688
Xenobiotic Protection/Resistance Mechanisms in Organisms....Pages 689-721
Back Matter....Pages 723-737

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Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean. The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.

Features authoritative, peer-reviewed entries from the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

Covers a wide range of environmental toxicology research, from recreational water risk to biomarkers and metabolomics

Written for an audience of undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Environmental Toxicology, Introduction....Pages 1-15
Airborne Toxic Chemicals....Pages 17-34
Bioaccumulation/Biomagnifications in Food Chains....Pages 35-69
Biomarkers and Metabolomics, Evidence of Stress....Pages 71-92
Bioremediation and Mitigation....Pages 93-119
Biosensors and Bioassays for Ecological Risk Monitoring and Assessment....Pages 121-142
CERCLA, Sustainability and Public and Environmental Health....Pages 143-162
Ecological and Health Risks at Low Doses....Pages 163-180
Ecological Risk Assessment and Animal Models....Pages 181-201
Environmental Toxicology: Carcinogenesis....Pages 203-238
Environmental Toxicology: Children at Risk....Pages 239-291
Environmental Toxicology: Oxidative Stress....Pages 293-318
Harmful Algal Blooms....Pages 319-360
Microbial Risk Assessment of Pathogens in Water....Pages 361-401
Pathogen and Nutrient Transfer Through and Across Agricultural Soils....Pages 403-439
Recreational Water Risk: Pathogens and Fecal Indicators....Pages 441-459
Science, Policy, and Risk Management: Case of Seafood Safety....Pages 461-501
Sentinel Species in Oceans and Human Health....Pages 503-528
Solar Radiation and Human Health....Pages 529-564
Toxic Chemical Risks....Pages 565-594
Ultraviolet Radiation: Distribution and Variability....Pages 595-607
UV Effects on Living Organisms....Pages 609-688
Xenobiotic Protection/Resistance Mechanisms in Organisms....Pages 689-721
Back Matter....Pages 723-737
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