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Ecotoxicology of Environmental Pollutants
- Source :
- Advanced Nano-Bio Technologies for Water and Soil Treatment ISBN: 9783030298395
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer International Publishing, 2020.
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Abstract
- The most discussed hazardous properties of chemicals with respect to environmental impacts include persistency, tendency to bioaccumulate in biota, human toxicity, and ecotoxicity to living biota. In this chapter, aimed primarily at students and non-professionals in ecotoxicology such as environmental engineers or remediation experts, brief introduction to ecotoxicology is provided. The chapter brings introductory insights into the concepts of ecotoxicology and effects of chemicals in biological systems including the discussion of concentration–response relationships. Further, we introduce methods and tools in the testing of ecotoxicity, i.e., bioassays, and discuss their applications in both prospective and retrospective hazard assessment. Finally, the chapter provides a simple overview of major contaminants and their documented ecotoxic impacts on living organisms in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
- Subjects :
- Pollutant
Human toxicity
Environmental remediation
0207 environmental engineering
Biota
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
13. Climate action
Hazardous waste
Environmental toxicology
Environmental science
Ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicity
020701 environmental engineering
Environmental planning
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISBN :
- 978-3-030-29839-5
- ISBNs :
- 9783030298395
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Advanced Nano-Bio Technologies for Water and Soil Treatment ISBN: 9783030298395
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........9bd3e0c683129014ef0886af56ee4dfb