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

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:...
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Autor*in:

Monosson, Emily - 1961- [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

Washington, DC: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics ; 2012

Schlagwörter:

Environmental sciences

Chemistry

Endangered ecosystems

Wildlife management

Environmental protection

Environmental chemistry

Environmental toxicology

Environment

Anmerkung:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-216) and index

Umfang:

Online-Ressource (XIV, 226p. 10 illus, digital)

Reihe:

SpringerLink ; Bücher

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ISBN:

978-1-61091-221-1

DOI / URN:

10.5822/978-1-61091-221-1

Katalog-ID:

1651537097

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