Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment
Lars . Ed(S): Landner
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Description for Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment
Paperback. Editor(s): Landner, Lars. Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNK; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 662.
Hazard assessment of a compound (xenobiotic) discharged to the aquatic environment requires data on both exposure and effects to various components of the ecosystem. The multitude of ecological gradients in the Baltic Sea is used as a background example for discussing the complexity of the issue and the need for new approaches. Therefore, this book attempts to go beyond the simplistic, standardized short-term laboratory tests traditionally used as a basis for hazard assessment of chemicals, and gives strong emphasis to the interpretation of ecotoxicological data in their real, ecological context, pointing out the need to consider the natural mortality distribution ... Read more
Hazard assessment of a compound (xenobiotic) discharged to the aquatic environment requires data on both exposure and effects to various components of the ecosystem. The multitude of ecological gradients in the Baltic Sea is used as a background example for discussing the complexity of the issue and the need for new approaches. Therefore, this book attempts to go beyond the simplistic, standardized short-term laboratory tests traditionally used as a basis for hazard assessment of chemicals, and gives strong emphasis to the interpretation of ecotoxicological data in their real, ecological context, pointing out the need to consider the natural mortality distribution ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
415
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series on Environmental Management
Number of Pages
415
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642647963
SKU
V9783642647963
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99-15
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