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From Environmental Technology

endocrine distrupter http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/definitions/endodis_en.htm ths page gave alot of infomation on the topic and had a good way of presenting the information on the endocrine system and distrupters.

ecotoxicology http://www.acnatsci.org/research/pcer/wet.html this site mainley focused on the toxicology of the wetlands but gave some good information on what ecotoxicology is.

ecological risk assessment http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/nrd/era.htm this page gave alot of information on what a ecological risk assessment is and how it also effects humans.

bioccumulaton http://extoxnet.orst.edu/tibs/bioaccum.htm this site told about how over time a chemical can build up in your system if it is taken in faster than it can be moved out.

emerging disease http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/eid/ this site gave nformation on emerging diseases and lied some names such as aids westnile and some diseases comeing from farm animals.

pollution http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/sci_ed/grade10/ecology/conservation/poll.htm this site was good because it gave three types of polution air water and land and discusses hem all sepratley.

biological amplifiction http://www.webref.org/environment/b/biological_magnification.htm this site was ok it gave a good definition of what biological amplification was.

carcinogen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen this site gave a huge amount of detail on what a cacinogen is and some examples.

environmental stresser http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ccma_stressors.html this site said what some differant kinds of environmental stressers are and how to change some of them.

red tides http://museum.gov.ns.ca/poison/redtide.htm this site said that a red tide is caused by differant kinds of algie trying to get into the direct sunlight. They also say that the only reason they ae called red tides is because the species of red algie are the most abundent ones there are many other colors.