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ecotoxicology /ˌiːkəʊtɒksɪˈkɒlədʒi /noun [mass noun]The branch of science that deals with the nature, effects, and interactions of substances that are harmful to the environment.Recent efforts in ecotoxicology have focused on linking effects of contaminants on individuals with population-level consequences....- Modern ecotoxicology must embrace our growing understanding of the complexity and variation associated with the biology of organisms, from genomic to ecosystem levels of organization.
- These reproductive end-points can be studied in parallel to determine contaminant effects on the reproductive success of the organism, one of the key objectives of ecotoxicology.
Derivativesecotoxicological adjective ...- These cause ecotoxicological effects directly, through toxicity to nontarget organisms and ecosystems, and indirectly, by changing habitat or the abundance of food species of wildlife.
- Such a prediction may be directly interpreted as a form of risk assessment or, alternatively, these pairs (toxicological harm/exposure) could then be related to a conventional scale of ecotoxicological risk, for example from 1 to 10.
- In addition, because rotifers are relatively easy to culture and sensitive to pollutants they have become important tools in ecotoxicological testing.
ecotoxicologist noun ...- What should I study if I want to become an Ecotoxicologist?
- As an ecotoxicologist you will probably work for an environmental consulting company, research institution, or government regulatory agency sampling ecosystems for pollutants.
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