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  • noun The toxicology of a substance towards a wide range of organisms or towards an ecosystem; the study of ecotoxicity.

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Examples

  • My primary research interest is focused on aquatic ecology of streams and rivers, and I am also interested in ecotoxicology.

    Contributor: ��lvaro Alonso 2010

  • Her research focuses on estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology, and she has published over 150 refereed papers, focusing mainly on stresses in the estuarine environment, and their effects on organisms, populations and communities.

    Contributor: Judith S. Weis 2010

  • Dr. Patin is the author of over 200 publications (including seven books) in the field of marine ecology, oceanography, ecotoxicology, biogeochemistry, ecological monitoring, environmental management and sea protection.

    Contributor: Stanislav Patin 2010

  • Typically, these assessments follow the general ecotoxicology paradigm, identifying and assessing the exposure -- and effects of -- human and other populations to such stressors as contaminants or pathogens or habitat change.

    Ecological risk assessment 2007

  • I work in a different field of environmental science, ecotoxicology, but I find this continued litany of poor quality data archiving extraordinary.

    Did Jones et al 1990 "fabricate" its quality control claims? « Climate Audit 2007

  • Sumpter JP (2008) The ecotoxicology of hormonally active micropollutants.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gayathri Chandrasekar et al. 2010

  • "He helped me adapt the toxicology program to my interests to specialize in ecotoxicology," she said.

    Media Newswire 2010

  • Scientists from the University of Gothenburg and the University of London conducted a review of the state of the art of mixture toxicology and ecotoxicology, finding very clearly that the combination of chemicals in our environment are far more toxic than any individual chemical.

    Emaxhealth Kathleen Blanchard RN 2010

  • "He helped me adapt the toxicology program to my interests to specialize in ecotoxicology," she said.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • In order to map out the current situation, researchers from the University of Gothenburg and the University of London carried out a review of the state of the art of mixture toxicology and ecotoxicology.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

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