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endocrine disrupter: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/index_en.htm Talks about how this is a disrupter to humans and the environment.

ecotoxicology: http://www.ipmrc.com/expert/ecotox/index.shtml Talks about policy makers and commercial companies on who is doing what , and where in ecotoxicology.

ecological risk assessment: http://www.aehs.com/journals/humanandecojournal/ Talks about a journal that was created to enhance communication and cooperation of professionals working on human risk assessment with those in the ecological risk assessment domain.

bioaccumulation: http://extoxnet.orst.edu/tibs/bioaccum.htm Defines bioaccumulation which is an important process through which chemicals can affect living organisms.

emerging disease: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm Talks about several emerging diseases in the world today that are infectious.

pollution: http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html It talks about how air pollution does not only exist outdoors, but also indoors.

biological amplification: http://www.webref.org/chemistry/b/biological_amplification.htm It talks about what biological amplification is which is the increase of concentration of DDT, PCB, and other degradable fat-soluble in organisms at successively higher levels.

carcinogen: http://www.breastcancer.org/dictionary/carcinogen_t.html It defines this which is any substance that causes cancer.

environmental stressor: http://www.dnr.state.ga.us/environ/plans_files/plans/savannah-pdf/sav4.pdf This talks about the sources and types of envioronmental stressors and also the stressors that affect the water quality.

red tides: http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/whathabs/whathabs.html "Red Tide" is a common name for such a phenomenon where certain phytoplankton species contain reddish pigments and "bloom" such that the water appears to be colored red. The term "red tide" is thus a misnomer because they are not associated with tides; they are usually not harmful; and those species that are harmful may never reach the densities required to discolor the water.