News from Scientists at the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Tuesday, December 3, 2002
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Patuxent Scientists Hoffman and Rattner are among Editors of the Second Edition of the Handbook of Ecotoxicology - Just Published and Exhibited by CRC Press at Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Meeting The second edition of Handbook of Ecotoxicology, a reference text nearly 1300 pages in length, was just published and exhibited by CRC Press at the annual Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry meeting in Salt Lake City. This edition was written as an update to the first edition (1995), a best seller for Lewis Publisher/CRC Press. The editors include David J. Hoffman and Barnett A. Rattner of the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, G. Allen Burton, Jr. of Wright State University and John Cairns, Jr. of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. See cover below: This book focuses on toxic substances as well as other anthropogenic disturbances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for quantifying and measuring ecotoxicological effects in the lab and field, as well as methods for estimating, predicting, and modeling ecotoxicological phenomena. Completely revised and updated with 18 new chapters, this second edition includes contributions from over 75 international experts, including many USGS scientists. New topics include exposure and sensitivity of amphibians to environmental contaminants; endocrine disrupters; the role of environmental contaminants in species endangerment; the role of ecotoxicology in industrial ecology and natural capitalism; nutrient and contaminant interactions; indirect effects of pesticides on wildlife; genetic effects of contaminant exposure and potential impact on animal populations. Other new chapters include QSARs, selenium, wildlife and contaminated soil remediation, impact of urban runoff, and ecological risk assessment examples. Six new case histories illustrating environmental contaminant disruption of natural ecosystems are provided. More information on the contents of this book may be found at http://www.CRCpress.com
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