Fundamentals Of Aquatic Toxicology: Effects, Environmental Fate And Risk Assessment [Paperback]

Gary M. Rand (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1560320915 | ISBN-13: 978-1560320913 | Publication Date: October 7, 1995 | Edition: 2

This text is divided into three parts. The first part describes basic toxicological concepts and methodologies used in aquatic toxicity testing, including the philosophies underlying testing strategies now required to meet and support regulatory standards.
The second part of the book discusses various factors that affect transport, transformation, ultimate distribution, and accumulation of chemicals in the aquatic environment, along with the use of modelling to predict fate.; The final section of the book reviews types of effects or endpoints evaluated in field studies and the use of structure-activity relationships in aquatic toxicology to predict biological activity and physio-chemical properties of a chemical. This section also contains an extensive background of environmental legislation in the USA and within the European Community, and an introduction to hazard/risk assessment with case studies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1148 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 2 edition (October 7, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560320915
• ISBN-13: 978-1560320913
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 2.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #829,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Educational Asset To The Field Of Aquatic Toxicology., October 31, 1999

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This review is from: Fundamentals Of Aquatic Toxicology: Effects, Environmental Fate And Risk Assessment (Paperback)

This textbook is literally a constructive piece of scientific genius. Rand is perhaps one of the most knowledgable and most well respected authorities on Aquatic Toxicology and its many subdisciplines.

After persuing through the first few chapters of this wonderfully written scientific text, one becomes very interested and more hungry for knowledge dealing with this subject. Unlike many other novels of this nature, this one is very unique in that it gives the read a clear and very indepth picture of Aquatic Toxicology and its impacts on the environment as a whole.

This text deals with aquatic toxicology from an environmental pollution aspect dealing with manmade and natural chemical toxicants. It also deals with the ecotoxicity affects of man-made pesticides when aquatic organisms are involved in the bioecologicall food-chain.

In short one can soon surmise that this text is an ideal educational asset for all who are desiring a more comprehensive background and informative session in the field of aquatic toxicology and its subdivision. It is superbly written and it details every single aspect of toxicological studies dealing with aquatic organisms in their environmental setting.