Ecological Risk Evaluation of Polluted Soils

This work presents an holistic view of the fundamental principles and practicable methods of polluted soils. A set of definitions is presented and different aspects of the evolution of pollutants and their toxicity are developed.

List of contents

Preface Introduction: Soil Pollution and Ecotoxic Risk Chapter 1: Definitions, Concepts and General Models of Risk Evaluation Chapter 2: Characterization of Exposure Chapter 3: Characterization of Effects Chapter 4: Risk Characterization Chapter 5: Risk Formulation and Management Annexure 1: Major Mathematical Models Annexure 2: Bioassays: The Canadian Approach Annexure 3: The Van Straalen and Denneman Model (1989) Annexure 4: A Case Study Annexure 5: Data Search

About the author

Jean-Louis Rivieré, Unité de Phyopharmacie et Médiateurs Chimiques, Institut National de la Recherche Arronomique (INRA), Versailles, France.

Product details

• Authors: Jean-Louis Riviere, Riviere Jean-Louis
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2006
• EAN: 9789054107965
• ISBN: 978-90-5410-796-5
• No. of pages: 236
• Weight: 635 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, Pollution & threats to the environment, Pollution and threats to the environment, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology