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_bP479w 1991
100 1 _aPeterle, Tony J.
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245 1 0 _aWildlife toxicology /
_cTony J. Peterle
264 _aNew York :
_bVan Nostrand Reinhold,
_c1991
300 _axxi, 322 páginas :
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_c24 cm.
336 _atxt
337 _2rdamedia
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504 _aIncluye referencias bibliográficas páginas 249-300 e índice.
520 _aThis textbook provides a good introduction to the science of wildlife toxicology, with emphasis on the situation in the USA. It contains 9 chapters, covering: historical perspectives (by J.O. Keith); laws, regulations and agencies dealing with toxic substances in the environment; elements, chemicals and compounds found in environmental pollutants; transport and distribution in natural systems; accumulation in organisms; lethal effects on organisms; chronic effects on organisms; effects on ecosystems; classic examples (i.e. DDT, PCBs, polybrominated biphenyls and mercury). Chemical compounds and scientific names are listed in addenda. The book contains a large bibliography, and a combined author/subject index.
526 _aIngeniería Ambiental
650 1 7 _aToxicología
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650 2 7 _aZoología
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650 2 0 _aContaminación
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