Introduction to Environmental Toxicology: Molecular Substructures to Ecological Landscapes, Fourth Edition

by Wayne G. Landis and Ming-Ho Yu

Introduction to Environmental Toxicology focuses on the impacts of chemicals upon ecological systems ranging from the molecular level to the dynamics of ecosystems. This unique book emphasizes the use of toxicity tests and provides important examples. It also details molecular, cellular, and physiological effects. Biodegradation, structure-activity relationships, atmospheric pollutants, and the effects of elemental pollutants on living systems are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873715152
• ISBN13: 9780873715157
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Environmental Toxicology

Used this book for a toxicology class. Seemed well written, very up to date and not overly technical. A good read.

Outstandingly written and very informative for scientists

This is perhaps one of the more intellectual stimulating toxicology books put out for the general public. Landis, unlike many of his modern day contemporaries, literally gives the reader an indepth insight into the discipline of toxicology as related to biology, chemistry, ecology, and general mathematics. Furthermore, the author significantly explains the beneficial use of Risk Assessments and Risk Analysis as related to ecotoxicity and exposure in the environment. From an environmental science standpoint, the author communicates his ideas and theoretical/scientific idealms well to the reader for he or she to get a thorough understanding. Terms and scientific expressions as related to the field of environmental toxicology are well explained throughout the text. This book is a must have for all those desiring a more detailed and thorough scientific and informative background in the field of environmental toxicology as it relates to ecotoxicity and environmental fate and exposure of chemicals in the enviroment.