{"product_id":"organic-pollutants-c-h-walker-9781420062588","title":"Organic Pollutants: An Ecotoxicological Perspective, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eDifficult to measure accurately and deal with effectively, organic pollutants continue to be a major hazard in the environment. Significantly expanded, the second edition of \u003cstrong\u003eOrganic Pollutants: An Ecotoxicological Perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e describes the mechanistic basis of ecotoxicology, using major groups of pollutants as illustrative examples, and explores the problem of complex mixtures of chemicals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew in the Second Edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpanded coverage of complex pollution problems and the exploitation of recent scientific and technological developments to investigate them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew chapters: \u003cem\u003eEndocrine Disrupting Chemicals and their Environmental Impacts and Neurotoxicity and Behavioral Effects\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional information on biomarker approaches and new technologies, such as microarrays assays, developed to address complex pollution problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTried-and-True Format Presents Updated Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping the same format that made the first edition so popular, the text begins with coverage of the basic principles underpinning the environmental behavior and effects of organic pollutants. It then describes the properties and ecotoxicology of major pollutants, discusses some issues that arise after consideration of the material in the second part of the text, and explores future prospects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMechanistic Approach Provides Basis for Development of New Strategies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book takes a bottom up approach, describing the mechanisms by which pollutants have harmful effects on living organisms and how these effects are translated into adverse changes at the population level. This mechanistic approach supplies the basis for development of new mechanistic biomarker assays, which in turn provide measures of toxic effect and not merely of exposure, and subsequently provide evidence of causality between pollutant levels and ecological changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. H. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1420062581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781420062588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2009 pg. 88","brand":"C. H. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113499046143,"sku":"9781420062588","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82acd2b1-b1c2-44ed-81b0-ef26c73322b6.jpg?v=1769615426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/organic-pollutants-c-h-walker-9781420062588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}