BLÁHA, Luděk and Jakub HOFMAN. Ecotoxicology of Environmental Pollutants. Online. In Jan Filip;Tomáš Cajthaml; Petra Najmanová; Miroslav Černík; Radek Zbořil. Advanced Nano-Bio Technologies for Water and Soil Treatment. Cham: Springer, 2020, p. 549-572. ISBN 978-3-030-29839-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29840-1_27.
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Original name Ecotoxicology of Environmental Pollutants
Authors BLÁHA, Luděk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jakub HOFMAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Cham, Advanced Nano-Bio Technologies for Water and Soil Treatment, p. 549-572, 24 pp. 2020.
Publisher Springer
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form electronic version available online
WWW URL
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/20:00116152
Organization unit Faculty of Science
ISBN 978-3-030-29839-5
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29840-1_27
UT WoS 000674459400029
Keywords in English Ecotoxicology; Environmental toxicology; Ecotoxicity testing; Bioassays; Chemical effects
Tags rivok, topvydavatel
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The most discussed hazardous properties of chemicals with respect to environmental impacts include persistency, tendency to bioaccumulate in biota, human toxicity, and ecotoxicity to living biota. In this chapter, aimed primarily at students and non-professionals in ecotoxicology such as environmental engineers or remediation experts, brief introduction to ecotoxicology is provided. The chapter brings introductory insights into the concepts of ecotoxicology and effects of chemicals in biological systems including the discussion of concentration–response relationships. Further, we introduce methods and tools in the testing of ecotoxicity, i.e., bioassays, and discuss their applications in both prospective and retrospective hazard assessment. Finally, the chapter provides a simple overview of major contaminants and their documented ecotoxic impacts on living organisms in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
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