Evolution in a Toxic World How Life Responds to Chemical Threats /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Monosson, Emily (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics, 2012.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Chemistry.; Ecosystems.; Wildlife.; Fish.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Environmental chemistry.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental Chemistry.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management.

With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere, it threatened the very existence of life:...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. An Introduction
• Part 1: Element. 2. Shining a Light on Earth’s Oldest Toxic Threat?
• 3. When Life Gives You Oxygen, Respire
• 4. Metal Planet
• Part 2: Plant and Animal. 5. It Takes Two (or More) for the Cancer Tango
• 6. Chemical Warfare
• 7. Sensing Chemicals
• 8. Coordinated Defense
• Part 3: Human. 9. Toxic Evolution
• 10. Toxic Overload?
• Appendix: Five Recent Additions to the Chemical Handbook of Life Notes
• Selected Bibliography
• Index.