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Environmental Biology for Engineers and Scientists
ISBN: 978-0-471-72239-7
Hardcover
960 pages
October 2005
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Preface.

1. Perspectives on Biology.

2. Biology as a Whole.

3. The Substances of Life.

4. The Cell: the Common denominator of Living Things.

5. Energy and Metabolism.

6. Genetics.

7. The Plants.

8. The Animals.

9. The Human Animal.

10. Microbial Groups.

11. Quantifying Microorganisms and Their Activity.

12. Effect of Microbes on Human Health.

13. Microbial Transformations.

14. Ecology: the Global View of Life.

15. Ecosystems and Applications.

16. Biological Applications for Environmental Control.

17. The Science of Poisons.

18. Fate and Transport of Toxins.

19. Dose-Response Relationships.

20. Field and Laboratory Toxicology.

21. Toxicity of Specific Substances.

22. Applications of Toxicology.

Appendixes.

A: Physiochemical Properties of Common Pollutants.

B: Biodegradability of Common Pollutants.

C: Toxicological Properties of Common Pollutants.

D: Standards for Exposure to Common Toxic Pollutants.

E: Ambient Air Quality Standards.

F: Unit Conversions and Physical Constants.

G: The Elements.

H: Periodic Table of the Elements.

Index.

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