Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern
| By: | Williams, Marc; Reddy, Gunda; Quinn, Michael; Johnson, Mark S |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780128000205 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780128004807 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife for risk assessment applications. Substances covered include military-related chemicals including explosives, propellants, pesticides and metals.
Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a much-needed resource designed to meet the needs of those seeking toxicological information for ecological risk assessment purposes. Each chapter targets a specific chemical and considers the current knowledge of the toxicological impacts of chemicals to terrestrial wildlife including mammalian, avian, amphibian and reptilian species.
- Provides detailed information on how Wildlife Toxicity Values (TRVs) for military chemicals of concern are derived and evaluated.
- Covers wildlife toxicity assessments of explosives, metals and environmental chemicals.
- Compiles relevant information on the environmental effects of chemicals on wildlife in relation to public and environmental health.