Multiple Stressors: A Challenge for the Future

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mothersill, Carmel (Editor), Mosse, Irma (Editor), Seymour, Colin (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Pharmacology.; Environmental sciences.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental economics.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Science and Engineering.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Environmental Economics.

Ecotoxiclogical risk from multiple stressors covers any situation where org- isms are exposed to a combination of environmental stressors. These include physical and chemical pollutants as well as other stressors such as parasites and environmental impact (e. g. , climate change or habitat loss). Th...