ecotoxicology
Sign in to savethumb|Ecotoxicity assay for [[microplastics in Daphnia magna]] Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, especially at the population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels. Ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary field, which integrates toxicology and ecology.
Research
20,671 papers- Polymeric Nanoparticles: Production, Characterization, Toxicology and Ecotoxicology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
- Cryptic Species in Ecotoxicology.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2023
- Ecotoxicology of the herbicide paraquat: effects on wildlife and knowledge gaps.Ecotoxicology (London, England) · 2023
- Ecological Theory and Concepts in Ecotoxicology.Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2023
- Transcriptomics in ecotoxicology.Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry · 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Common environmental toxicants
- Exposure to toxic chemicals
- Effects on individuals and entire population
- Effects of [[ecotoxicity]] on a community
- Overall effects
- Ways of prevention
- Ecotoxicity testing
- Classification of ecotoxicity
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Ecotoxicity assay for [[microplastics in Daphnia magna]] Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, especially at the population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere levels. Ecotoxicology is a multidisciplinary field, which integrates toxicology and ecology.
The ultimate goal of ecotoxicology is to reveal and predict the effects of pollution within the context of all other environmental factors. Based on this knowledge the most efficient and effective action to prevent or remediate any detrimental effect can be identified. In those ecosystems that are already affected by pollution, ecotoxicological studies can inform the choice of action to restore ecosystem services, structures, and functions efficiently and effectively.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ecotoxicology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.