Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern

by Marc Williams Ph.D., FAAAAI, Gunda Reddy Ph.D., D.A.B.T., Michael Quinn Ph.D, Mark S Johnson Ph.D., D.A.B.T.

Overview

Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a compendium of chemical-specific toxicity information with discussions on the rationale and development of Wildlife Toxicity Reference Values (TRVs) intended for use on terrestrial wildlife for risk assessment applications. Substances covered include military-related chemicals including explosives, propellants, pesticides and metals.

Wildlife Toxicity Assessments for Chemicals of Military Concern is a much-needed resource designed to meet the needs of those seeking toxicological information for ecological risk assessment purposes. Each chapter targets a specific chemical and considers the current knowledge of the toxicological impacts of chemicals to terrestrial wildlife including mammalian, avian, amphibian and reptilian species.

• Provides detailed information on how Wildlife Toxicity Values (TRVs) for military chemicals of concern are derived and evaluated.
• Covers wildlife toxicity assessments of explosives, metals and environmental chemicals.
• Compiles relevant information on the environmental effects of chemicals on wildlife in relation to public and environmental health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128004807
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/21/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	722
File size:	14 MB
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Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction1. Characterizing Potential for Toxicity: Estimating Risks to Wildlife

Part II: Methodological Derivations2. Methods for Derivation of Wildlife Toxicity Values for Use in Ecological Risk Assessments

Part III: Wildlife Toxicity Assessments of Explosives3. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene (TNT)4. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 1,3,5-Trinitrohexahydro-1,3,5-Triazine (RDX)5. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for High Melting Explosive (HMX) 6. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 2,4-Dinitrotoluene and 2,6-Dinitrotoluene7. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Nitroguanidine8. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 1,3-Dinitrobenzene9. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 1,3,5-Trinitrobenzene (TNB)10. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for N-Methyl-N-2,4,6-Tetranitroaniline Tetryl)11. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Nitrocellulose12. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate13. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Nitroglycerin14. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 2-Nitrodiphenylamine and 4-Nitrodiphenylamine15. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Picric Acid (2,4,6-Trinitrophenol)16. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for 2-Amino-4,6-Dinitrotoluene and 4-Amino-2,6-Dinitrotoluene17. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Triacetin18. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment of White Phosphorus

Part IV: Wildlife Toxicity Assessments of Selected Metals19. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Antimony20. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Thallium

Part V: Wildlife Toxicity Assessments of Pesticides21. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Aldrin and Dieldrin22. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Chlordane

Part VI: Wildlife Toxicity Assessments of Industrial and Military-Related Chemicals23. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Acetylene24. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Benzo[a]Pyrene25. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Diphenylamine26. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Ethylene27. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)28. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Perchlorate29. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Phenol30. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Propylene31. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Phenanthrene32. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Pyrene33. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Mustard Agents34. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Lewisite35. Wildlife Toxicity Assessment for Thiodiglycol

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A peerless reference for the derivation, use and evaluation of wildlife toxicity assessments for environmental and human health

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Michele T Pritchard, PhD (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Description: Based on literature searches, this is a comprehensive collection of all available toxicological data regarding military-unique and military-related toxicants in terrestrial wildlife. It is unique in that the information comes from a range of sources including ones not readily available through typical literature resource portals.
Purpose: The purpose is to compile, in a single volume, available toxicological data generated by chemicals of military concern in wildlife with the goal to inform risk assessment for wildlife species. This is achieved wherever possible by defining a toxicity reference value based on the available literature. These data can provide some basis for understanding the ecotoxicological impact of chemicals of military concern and also be used to understand the impact of those same chemicals on humans.
Audience: This would be an excellent resource for toxicology/ecotoxicology graduate students and professionals, and not just those working for the military. The book is edited and written by experts in the field making it a valuable resource.
Features: The introductory chapters provide sufficient background on the scope of the problem and the nature of its complexity and state the particular wildlife classes explored (mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians in terrestrial or riparian habitats). The introduction also provides the framework and overall approach the authors take to determine toxicity reference values for each toxicant they've covered. Each chapter is well organized, with interesting historical perspectives and predicted environmental burden of each chemical along with easy-to-read tabulated information. While some chapters are quite extensive, others are less so, based solely on availability of published data. Every chapter ends with a statement of research needs, clearly stating the gaps in available knowledge. The only shortcoming is that fish species are not covered at all, and no rationale for this exclusion is provided (aside from clearly defining why terrestrial and riparian species were chosen).
Assessment: This is the only book of its kind. For example, Handbook of Toxicology of Chemical Warfare Agents, 2nd edition, Gupta (Elsevier, 2015), focuses more on humans than the environment or wildlife, while Biochemical Ecotoxicology: Principles and Methods, Gagne (Elsevier, 2014), provides tools for determining toxicant impact, but provides no thorough assessment of toxicants on wildlife. Finally, Handbook of Arsenic Toxicology, Flora (Elsevier, 2015), certainly provides more detail on arsenic than this book does, but it is limited in breadth. I will use this book as a reference when I update my current lecture on ecotoxicology.

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"...an excellent resource for toxicology/ecotoxicology graduate students and professionals, and not just those working for the military...edited and written by experts in the field making it a valuable resource…This is the only book of its kind. Score: 89 - 3 Stars" —Doody's

"This would be an excellent resource for toxicology/ecotoxicology graduate students and professionals, and not just those working for the military...This is the only book of its kind...Score: 89 - 3 Stars" —Doody's

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