Ecological Risk Estimation

by Steven M. Bartell, Robert H. Gardner, steven-m-bartell

This volume describes the development, application, and analysis of a methodology for forecasting probable effects of toxic chemicals on the production dynamics of a generalized aquatic ecosystem. It explains, in detail, how methods are derived for extrapolating the results of toxicity tests performed with laboratory populations, and it estimates the effects of toxins on corresponding populations in natural lakes and rivers. The methodology represents...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873711637
• ISBN13: 9780873711630
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"