PART 5_2 Chemical contaminants and ecotoxicology
PART 5_2 Chemical contaminants and ecotoxicology
PART 5_2 Chemical contaminants and ecotoxicology
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Toxic Effects<br />
• The biochemical (molecular in nature) or<br />
physiological (observed at organ <strong>and</strong> whole<br />
organism levels) changes which adversely<br />
affect individual organisms’ birth, growth<br />
or mortality rates.<br />
• Both biochemical <strong>and</strong> physiological<br />
changes could lead to behavioral (whole<br />
organism level) changes