Wildlife Ecotoxicology Forensic Approaches

Wildlife Ecotoxicology Forensic Approaches / edited by John E. Elliott, Christine A. Bishop, Christy Morrissey.

Many books have now been published in the broad field of environmental toxicology. However, to date, none of have presented the often fascinating stories of the wildlife science, and the steps along the way from discovery of problems caused by environmental pollutants to the regulatory and nonregula...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Elliott, John E. (Editor), Bishop, Christine A. (Editor), Morrissey, Christy (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edition:1st ed. 2011.
Series:Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology, Principles, Approaches and Perspectives,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Ecotoxicology.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Animal ecology.
Environmental management.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ethics in science and regulation of environmental chemicals
  • Update: DDT, bird populations, chemical regulation, California coast
  • Dieldrin, poisoning and population decline of British birds of prey
  • The Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Contamination and enduring impacts on wildlife
  • North American Great Lakes: Contaminant impacts on birds, regulations
  • Dioxins, pulp and paper, fish-eating birds on the Pacific coast of Canada
  • Getting the lead out: Dead ducks, eagles and the hunting community
  • Mercury and impacts on bird populations
  • Insecticides, scavenging birds and regulations in the Fraser River Delta
  • Death on the Pampas: Grasshoppers, methamidofos and hawks
  • Atrazine and amphibians
  • Arsenic and old trees: pine beetles, wood peckers in British Columbia
  • Diclofenac: Sacred cows and vulture culture
  • Glyphosate and frog societies: Can they coexist?- Biotoxins, invasive species, birds and degraded ecosystems.

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