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| - | ==Endocrine Disrupter== | + | ==Endocrine Disrupter== {{OK}} |
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/index_en.htm | http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/index_en.htm | ||
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| - | ==Ecotoxicology== | + | ==Ecotoxicology== {{OK}} |
http://www.ipmrc.com/expert/ecotox/index.shtml | http://www.ipmrc.com/expert/ecotox/index.shtml | ||
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| - | ==Ecological Risk Assessment== | + | ==Ecological Risk Assessment== {{OK}} |
http://www.aehs.com/journals/humanandecojournal/ | http://www.aehs.com/journals/humanandecojournal/ | ||
This website is about the Human and Ecological Risk Assessment which is the first journal devoted to providing a framework for professionals researching and assessing developments in both human and ecological risk assessments. | This website is about the Human and Ecological Risk Assessment which is the first journal devoted to providing a framework for professionals researching and assessing developments in both human and ecological risk assessments. | ||
| - | ==Bioaccumulation== | + | ==Bioaccumulation== {{OK}} |
http://extoxnet.orst.edu/tibs/bioaccum.htm | http://extoxnet.orst.edu/tibs/bioaccum.htm | ||
This website defines bioaccumulation as that it means an increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time, compared to the chemical's concentration in the environment. | This website defines bioaccumulation as that it means an increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time, compared to the chemical's concentration in the environment. | ||
| - | ==Emerging Disease== | + | ==Emerging Disease== {{OK}} |
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/ | http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/ | ||
Emerging Infectious Diseases is an online journal that keeps tabs on new emerging diseases, listing the synopses,perspectives, and research on each one. | Emerging Infectious Diseases is an online journal that keeps tabs on new emerging diseases, listing the synopses,perspectives, and research on each one. | ||
| - | ==Pollution== | + | ==Pollution== {{OK}} |
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html | http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html | ||
This website describes the different types of air pollution. | This website describes the different types of air pollution. | ||
| - | ==Biological Amplification== | + | ==Biological Amplification== {{OK}} |
http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/mainstreetscience/grab_and_go/fishyfoodchainpg.htm This website gives examples of the food chain and says that at each level of the food chain, the concentration of chemical pollutants gets higher. (Scientists call this biological amplification.) | http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/mainstreetscience/grab_and_go/fishyfoodchainpg.htm This website gives examples of the food chain and says that at each level of the food chain, the concentration of chemical pollutants gets higher. (Scientists call this biological amplification.) | ||
| - | ==Carcinogen== | + | ==Carcinogen== {{OK}} |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen This website defines the word. In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen This website defines the word. In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. | ||
| - | ==Environmental Stressor== | + | ==Environmental Stressor== {{OK}} |
http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ccma_stressors.html CCMA's research addresses five major environmental stressors. These are: Pollution, Land and Resource Use, Invasive Species, Climate Change, and Extreme Events. | http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ccma_stressors.html CCMA's research addresses five major environmental stressors. These are: Pollution, Land and Resource Use, Invasive Species, Climate Change, and Extreme Events. | ||
| - | ==Red Tides== | + | ==Red Tides== {{OK}} |
http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/whathabs/whathabs.html | http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/whathabs/whathabs.html | ||
This website is dedicated to the different types of harmful algae."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. | This website is dedicated to the different types of harmful algae."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. | ||
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Endocrine Disrupter
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/endocrine/index_en.htm This is the Endocrine Disrupters Website and tells how the European Commission uses the precautionary principle to tackle endocrine disrupters
Ecotoxicology
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http://www.ipmrc.com/expert/ecotox/index.shtml This website gives an overview of Ecotoxicology in Pest Management. It is both a basic guide to the subject and an information resource for scientists, policy makers and commercial companies on who is doing what, and where in Ecotoxicology.
Ecological Risk Assessment
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http://www.aehs.com/journals/humanandecojournal/ This website is about the Human and Ecological Risk Assessment which is the first journal devoted to providing a framework for professionals researching and assessing developments in both human and ecological risk assessments.
Bioaccumulation
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http://extoxnet.orst.edu/tibs/bioaccum.htm This website defines bioaccumulation as that it means an increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time, compared to the chemical's concentration in the environment.
Emerging Disease
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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/ Emerging Infectious Diseases is an online journal that keeps tabs on new emerging diseases, listing the synopses,perspectives, and research on each one.
Pollution
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http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html This website describes the different types of air pollution.
Biological Amplification
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http://www.nbtc.cornell.edu/mainstreetscience/grab_and_go/fishyfoodchainpg.htm This website gives examples of the food chain and says that at each level of the food chain, the concentration of chemical pollutants gets higher. (Scientists call this biological amplification.)
Carcinogen
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen This website defines the word. In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer.
Environmental Stressor
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http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ccma_stressors.html CCMA's research addresses five major environmental stressors. These are: Pollution, Land and Resource Use, Invasive Species, Climate Change, and Extreme Events.
Red Tides
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http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/whathabs/whathabs.html This website is dedicated to the different types of harmful algae."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.
