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The distribution of pollutants in the environment
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Pollutants in the environment
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The pollution chain
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Transport of pollutants in air
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Transport of pollutants in water and soil
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The scale of distribution local, regional, and global
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The fate of pollutants
Uptake of pollutants by living organisms
Polluted ecosystems
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Ecosystems pollutants cause chain effects
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Methods Box 15.1 How to assess effects of chemicals on ecosystem structure and function
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Number counts
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Reduced biodiversity, reduced biomass
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Aquatic ecosystems impact of heavy metals and acid rain
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Plant ecosystems and pollutants
A new situation low dose effects and hormono-mimetic pollutants
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A new way to handle ecotoxicological problems
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Endocrine disrupting substances
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Case Box 15.2 Tributyltin, TBT
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Changing sex masculinization of females and imposex
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Endocrine disruptors and insecticides
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Is man at risk?
Interaction between environmental impacts
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Multiplicity of environmental impacts
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The role of landscape changes
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Ecosystem changes
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Case Box 15.3 Damage to ecosystems by the interaction of acidification, metal flows, and landscape changes
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Chemical pollutants interact
The long term perspective what will happen to the polluted environment?
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The time dimension of environmental impact
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From impact to effect when does it reach humans?
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Healing the environment
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Persistent pollutants and heavy metals are long-term problems
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The biological changes
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The longevity of landscape changes
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What environment will our children live in?
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