Autorentext

Beckley Ikhajiagbe is a Professor of Plant Ecophysiology and Environmental Biotechnology, with more than two decades of experience in research and teaching. He serve to ultimately propel solutions in the areas of Plant Stress Coping Biology, Bioeconomy, Sustainable Agriculture, Pollution Assessment and Abatement Strategies, Bioremediation Technology, Gene-Environment Interactions, and Plant-Microbe Interactions.

Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji is presently a faculty member at the Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Edo State University Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria, where he utilized the application of biological techniques and microbial bioprocesses for the actualization of sustainable development goals and agrarian revolution, through quality teaching, research, and community development.

Klappentext

This book gives information about theory, concepts, practices, and mechanisms of environmental health and toxicology. It discusses ecological processes, climate and natural biogeochemical cycles, food chains, and agro-ecologies to provide a foundational understanding of environmental toxicity including consequences of contaminants on environmental systems. The impact of human activity on terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats, as well as the idea of bioindication and biomonitoring as management and monitoring strategies in these environments is also examined.

Features

• Introduces environmental toxicology and chemistry in the terrestrial ecosystem
• Discusses the importance of bioindicators and biomonitors in the aquatic environment Examines the global energy dilemma and its impact on climate change
• Explores influence of environmental pollutants as endocrine-disrupting chemicals

• Examines occupational health and safety organizations as stakeholders in maintaining environmental sustainability This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in environmental science and engineering.

  Inhalt

  Chapter 1 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Chapter 2 Current debate on weather, climate change and global warming CHAPTER 3 Current Advances in Aquatic and Marine Toxicology CHAPTER 4 Water Pollution: Human and Environmental Consequences in a water crisis world CHAPTER 5 Detrimental Influence of Diverse Pollutants on Water Environment and Human Life: Public Health Implications CHAPTER 6 Gene-Environment Interaction In Polluted Systems Chapter 7 Influence of Environmental Contaminants as Mutagens in the Ecosystem CHAPTER 8 Impact of deforestation on freshwater habitat CHAPTER 9 Impact of Environmental Pollutants on Genetic Makeup and Function in Plants CHAPTER 10 Current trends in environmental impact and risk assessment CHAPTER 11 Environmental Risks of Wildfire CHAPTER 12 Impact of Covid-19 pandemic in human-human interactions in the 21st century CHAPTER 13 Current Advances in Evaluation of Microplastics in Environmental Toxicology CHAPTER 14: Pesticide residues and the danger of biomagnification in ecosystems Chapter 15 The Preponderance of Environmental Contaminants and Endocrine Disruption CHAPTER 16 Leveraging green economy and sustainable remediation for national economic development CHAPTER 17 CIGARETTES AND E-CIGARETTES, TO BE OR NOT TO BE? CHAPTER 18 Recent advances on anthropogenic activities and contaminants that are mutagenic to the ecosystem Chapter 19: Environmental toxicology and Climate Change. What do we need to do? Chapter 20 Determination of microplastics in environmental toxicology CHAPTER 21 Molecular mechanisms involved in DNA impairment when exposed to toxicants from the environment CHAPTER 22 Acidification of Freshwater and Impact on Aquatic Life CHAPTER 23: The toxicological impacts of global warming and climate change. CHAPTER 24 Understanding the forest decline and habitat loss