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The Science of Ecotoxicology

by Leah Bendell
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781394197446
  • Binding: Hardcover
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  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Publisher Imprint: Wiley
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  • Original Price: GBP 88.95
  • Language: English
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  • Item Weight: 570 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Life Sciences / Ecology

This text is the first to discuss toxicology in a framework of ecosystem structure and function. By doing so it demonstrates how Ecotoxicology is very different from Environmental Toxicology and deserves to be recognized as a stand-alone science.
The Book is divided into 3 sections. Section I provides the definition, background and the ecological context of the science of Ecotoxicology. Section II is comprised of 6 chapters, each detailing a selected anthropogenic impact. The first case study is Acid Rain, one of the first anthropogenic impacts that defined the science of Ecotoxicology, followed by the altering of trace metal cycles using the examples of mercury, cadmium, and lead. The next chapter discusses the ecotoxicology of finfish and shellfish aquaculture at a global scale. Next, the tar sands of Canada are examined as an example of the consequences of oil and gas extraction. The final case study discusses persistent contaminants, covering chemical dump sites in Lake Ontario, as well as microplastics and emerging contaminants of concern. The final section highlights future directions of Ecotoxicology.
Each chapter begins with an overview to the environmental issue, then provides a case study where the scientific approach of Ecotoxicology is taken to understand the impact and by doing so provide mitigation and restoration strategies. Each chapter also provides a test bank as well as a reading list.

Leah Bendell is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science. For the past 30 years, she has studied how anthropogenic impacts alter ecosystem structure and function and the consequences of such impacts on ecosystem and human health. Her research has taken her to the Albertan Tar Sands, the mines of Indonesia, the freshwater lakes and wetlands of Ontario and the intertidal regions of coastal British Columbia.

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