Organic Pollutants: An Ecotoxicological Perspective/
C. H. Walker.
- 2nd ed.
- US: CRC Press, 2009.
- xvii, 414 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Part I Basic Principles Chapter 1 Chemical warfare Chapter 2 Factors determining the toxicity of organic pollutants to animals and plants Chapter 3 Influence of the properties of chemicals on their environmental fate 4 Distribution and effects of chemicals in communities and ecosystems
Part 2 Major Organic Pollutants Chapter 5 The organochlorine insecticides Chapter 6 Polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated biphenyls Chapter 7 Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans Chapter 8 Organometallic compounds Chapter 9 Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Chapter 10 Organophosphorous and carbamate insecticides Chapter 11 Anticoagulant rodenticides Chapter 12 Pyrethroid insecticides
Part 3 Further Issues and Future Prospects Chapter 13 Dealing with complex pollution problems Chapter 14 The ecotoxicological effects of herbicides Chapter 15 Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and their environmental impacts Chapter 16 Neurotoxicity and behavioral effects of environmental chemicals Chapter 17 Organic pollutants: future prospects