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Overview
This book explains the science behind the harmful effects of pollutants to the natural environment, and relates this subject to the chemical defense mechanisms in plants and animals that have occurred in nature since early times on the evolutionary scale. It outlines the basic issues and principles of ecotoxicology, how ecotoxicity is measured, biomagnification of persistent pollutants in food chains, toxic effects at different levels of biological organization, the development of resistance to pesticides and other biocides, as well as some problems of inorganic pollution
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- ISBN-13: 9781466591790
- ISBN-10: 146659179X
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publish Date: May 2014
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.9 pounds
- Page Count: 233
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