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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Monosson, Emily
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer, 2012.
Temas:
Environmental toxicology.
Adaptation (Physiology)
Ecophysiology.
Evolution (Biology)
Adaptation, Physiological
Ecotoxicology
Écotoxicologie.
Adaptation (Physiologie)
Écophysiologie.
Ecophysiology
Environmental toxicology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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: now we literally can't live without it. According to Monosson, examining how life adapted to such early threats can teach us a great deal about today's (and tomorrow's) most dangerous contaminants. While the study of evolution has advanced many other fields of science, from biology to medicine, toxicolo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (239 pages)
ISBN:9781610912211
1610912217

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