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Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of the ecotoxicology of major classes of environmental contaminants, with respect to sources, environmental chemistry, most likely routes of exposure, potential bioaccumulation and biomagification, mechanisms of toxicity, and effects on potentially vulnerable species of mammalian wildlife. Major contaminants reviewed were selected on the basis of their use patterns, availability and potential toxicity to wild mammals. These included pesticides used in agroecosystems (organochlorines, organophosphorus and carbamate compounds, anticoagulants, herbicides and fungicides), various organic pollutants (chlorobenzenes, chlorophenols, polychlorinated biphenyls, dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), heavy metals (lead, mercury, and cadmium), agricultural drainwater mixtures, leachates and radionuclides. Many of the above aspects of ecotoxicology and contaminants will be expanded upon in subsequent chapters of this book as they relate to distinct mammalian species and potential risk.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Environmental contaminants |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
| Publisher location | Chichester, England |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | xxi, 730 |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Ecotoxicology of Wild Mammals |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 48 |
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