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Environmental Toxicology
Environmental ToxicologyEnvironmental toxicology encompasses classical toxicology and ecotoxicology. It is concerned with the toxic effects, caused by natural or synthetic pollutants, on the components of ecosystems (microbes, plants, animals, including humans). It tries to reduce harm by reducing releases into the environment, understanding transport into living creatures (with or without transformations), understanding the risk of exposure to target organisms, and the hazard or risk to different species. It encompasses risk perception, risk assessment, and risk management as well as regulatory needs and product substitutions. Ecotoxicology is the study of the harmful effects of chemical compounds and toxic substances on species, populations, communities, and ecosystems.Keywords ecotoxicology, toxicology, food web, dose, exposure, risk management, risk assessment, toxic pollution, pollution source, species, population, ecosystem, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, pesticides, fungicides, plasticizers, solvents, polychlorinated biphenyls, halogenated aryl hydrocarbons (HAH), endocrine disruptors, environmental estrogens, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), petroleum hydrocarbons, organotins, anti-fouling agents, molluscicides, imposex, environmental impact, carcinogens, teratogens, radionuclides, metalloids, precautionary principle, genotoxins, environmental pharmaceuticals, transfer pathways, interactions, concentration, toxicologic testing, poisonous, biomagnification |
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