Ecotoxicology, Ecological Risk Assessment and Multiple Stressors (Paperback, 2006)

Preface. Contributors. Part I. The Science of Ecotoxicology: Establishing the International Basis for Ecological Risk Assessment. Current Developments in Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment; L A.Kapustka.-From Molecules to Ecosystems: Ecotoxicological Approaches and Perspectives; G.D.Arapis.- Protecting the Environment against Ionizing Radiation: The Path Proposed; by 'ICRP', its Origins and Analysis; F. Brechignac.-Eco-epidemiology: a Means to Safeguard Ecosystem Services that Sustain Human Welfare; S.M.Cormier.- Perchlorate: Ecological and Human Health Effects; J. Clarkson et al.- Genetic Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment: an Overview; N. V. Goncharova.- Part II Ecological Risk Assessment and Multiple Stressors. Scientific Basis for Ecotoxicology, Ecological Risk Assessment and Multiple Stressors: Canadian Experience in Defining Acceptable Risk Levels for Infrastructure; R. N.Hull.-Risk Assessment in Romania: Between Needs and Possibilities of Remediation; C.-H. Barbu et al.-Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment for Plant Protection Products in Europe; M. Foudoulakis.- Assessment of Ecological Risk Caused by the Long-Living Radionuclides in the Environment; V.Kashparov.-Effects of Contaminant Exposure on Plants: Implications for Ecotoxicology and Radiological Protection of the Environment; S.A. Geras'kin et al.-Risk Assessment: Radioactive Contaminated Food Products and Exposure Dose of the Population; N.V. Goncharova and D.A.Bairasheuskaya.-Part III.Methods and Tools in Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment.A Habitat Suitability Evaluation Technique and its Application to Environmental Risk Assessment;.A.Grebenkov et al.- The QnD Model/Game System: Integrating Questions and Decisions for Multiple Stressors; G. Kiker and I.Linkov.-The Medaka Fish: an Experimental Model in Environmental Toxicology. Its Use for the Survey of Microalgal Toxins: Phycotoxins and Cyanotoxins; S.Puiseux-Dao and M. Edery.-Cytogenetic Effect of Radioactive or ChemicalContamination on Spring Barley Intercalary Meristems Cells; S. Geras'kin et al.-Water Pollution Indicators of Sustainability in Europe and their Application to Coastal Water Quality Evaluation in Italy; E.Comino.-Application of GIS Technologies in Ecotoxicology: a Radioecological Case Study; N.Grytsyuk et al.- Ambient Ozone Phytodetection with Sensitive Clover (Trifolium Subterraneum L. Cv. Geraldton) in Ukraine;O. Blum and N. Didyk.-Part IV. Ecotoxicology and Toxicity Monitoring. Alterations of Agroecosystems in Greece Through Pesticide Use. The "Phalaris Case"; G. Vassiliou et al.-Contribution to Ecological Safety Through Segmented Integrated Pest Management in Greece; G. Vassiliou.-A Preliminary Study of Toxicity by Bioassay of the Wastes of Pulp and Paper Production Units; N.Venetsaneas and J. Iliopoulou-Georgudaki.-Air Pollution Assessment in Volos Coastal Town, Greece; N. Riga-Karandino et al.-Tropospheric Ozone Measurements in the Thetra Mountains and Its Effects on Plants; B. Godzik and P. Fleischer.- Long-Term Monitoring of Tropospheric Ozone in Kiev, Ukraine: Formation, Temporal Patterns and Potential Adverse Effects; Oleg Blum.- Part V Working Group Summaries Hints on Ecotoxicology and Ethics; M.G.Karandinos.-A Framework for Multi-Criteria Decision-Making With Special Reference to Critical Infrastructure: Policy and Risk Management Working Group Summary and Recommendations R. Hull et al.- Methods and Tools in Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment.Working group Summary; L. A. Kapustka et al.-Subject Index