Ecotoxicology of Explosives

Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey I. Sunahara! Guilherme Lotufo! Roman G. Kuperman! Jalal Hawari Zusammenfassung Provides comprehensive and critical reviews on fate, transport, and effects of explosives. This book characterizes the fate of explosives in the environment, and also provides information on their ecological effects in key environmental media, including aquatic, sedimentary, and terrestrial habitats. Inhaltsverzeichnis Fate and Biotransformation of Explosives. QSAR of Explosives. Effects on Soil Organisms. Aquatic Toxicity of Explosives. Bioavailability and Toxicity of Explosives in Sediments. Accumulation and Biochemical Toxicology of Explosives in Aquatic Organisms. Effects on Wildlife Vertebrates. Genotoxic Effects of Explosives. Biomarkers of Effects and Exposure to Explosives. Mechanisms of Toxicity. Trophic Transfer and Modelling. Risk Assessment Approaches. Risk Assessment: Situation in Europe. Future Areas of Research.

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• Authors: Guilherme Kuperman Lotufo, Geoffrey I. Sunahara
• Assisted by: Jalal Hawari (Editor), Hawari Jalal (Editor), Roman G. Kuperman (Editor), Kuperman Roman G. (Editor), Guilherme Lotufo (Editor), Lotufo Guilherme (Editor), Geoffrey I Sunahara (Editor), Geoffrey I. Sunahara (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2009
• EAN: 9780849328398
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-2839-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 242 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, biochemistry, Science / Environmental Science, Mechanical Engineering, Toxicology (non-medical)