1st Edition

Ecological Risk Evaluation of Polluted Soils

By Jean-Louis Riviere Copyright 2006
236 Pages
by CRC Press

236 Pages
by CRC Press

This work presents an holistic view of the fundamental principles and practicable methods of polluted soils. A set of definitions is presented and different aspects of the evolution of pollutants and their toxicity are developed.

Preface Introduction: Soil Pollution and Ecotoxic Risk Chapter 1: Definitions, Concepts and General Models of Risk Evaluation Chapter 2: Characterization of Exposure Chapter 3: Characterization of Effects Chapter 4: Risk Characterization Chapter 5: Risk Formulation and Management Annexure 1: Major Mathematical Models Annexure 2: Bioassays: The Canadian Approach Annexure 3: The Van Straalen and Denneman Model (1989) Annexure 4: A Case Study Annexure 5: Data Search

Biography

Jean-Louis Rivieré, Unité de Phyopharmacie et Médiateurs Chimiques, Institut National de la Recherche Arronomique (INRA), Versailles, France.