Assessing Contaminant Sensitivity of Endangered and Threatened Species: Effluent Toxicity Tests
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Page : 9 pages
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Release : 1999
Category : Fishes
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Page : 9 pages
File Size : 29,8 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fishes
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Page : 62 pages
File Size : 16,17 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Aquatic ecology
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Page : 92 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Acute toxicity testing
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Release : 2000*
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Author : John Cairns, Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 32,61 MB
Release : 1994-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780873715997
Ecological Toxicity Testing provides a critical comparison of toxicity tests at different levels of biological organization from cells to landscapes. While ecological toxicity tests can be designed at any of the many levels of complexity and on spatial scales ranging from square millimeters to square kilometers, the uses to which this information can be put often differs with scale. In the past decade, tests at all levels have been refined and subjected to critical evaluations of their predictive accuracy. This text/reference includes evaluations of toxicity test systems at various scales and complexities by expert practitioners. It also offers broader analyses of the effects of scale on endpoint selection, test design and analyses, and chemical sensitivity.
Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Page : 222 pages
File Size : 29,86 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Environmental protection
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Amphipoda
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Author : Leo Posthuma
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 2001-12-20
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1420032313
In spite of the growing importance of Species Sensitivity Distribution models (SSDs) in ecological risk assessments, the conceptual basis, strengths, and weaknesses of using them have not been comprehensively reviewed. This book fills that need. Written by a panel of international experts, Species Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology reviews
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 17,62 MB
Release : 2006-05-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309100925
Toxicity testing in laboratory animals provides much of the information used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess the hazards and risks associated with exposure to environmental agents that might harm public health or the environment. The data are used to establish maximum acceptable concentrations of environmental agents in drinking water, set permissible limits of exposure of workers, define labeling requirements, establish tolerances for pesticides residues on food, and set other kinds of limits on the basis of risk assessment. Because the number of regulations that require toxicity testing is growing, EPA called for a comprehensive review of established and emerging toxicity-testing methods and strategies. This interim report reviews current toxicity-testing methods and strategies and near-term improvements in toxicity-testing approaches proposed by EPA and others. It identifies several recurring themes and questions in the various reports reviewed. The final report will present a long-range vision and strategic plan to advance the practices of toxicity testing and human health assessment of environmental contaminants.
Author : Christian Blaise
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 2006-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 1402035535
This broad review is the first to gather comprehensive information on the complete contemporary range of toxicity testing procedures and hazard assessment procedures, which is normally scattered and difficult to find. The two-volume set provides a consistent, template-based approach, linking relevant information on background, theory and practice to each bioassay. Volume 2 examines hazard assessment schemes. Includes extensive glossary.