Definition(s)
Ecotoxicity, the subject of study of the field of ecotoxiology, refers to the potential for biological, chemical or physical stressors to affect ecosystems. Such stressors might occur in the natural environment at densities, concentrations or levels high enough to disrupt the natural biochemistry, physiology, behaviour and interactions of the living organisms that comprise the ecosystem. (Source: R. Truhaut, Eco-Toxicology - Objectives, Principles and Perspectives in: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Vol. 1(2) p 151-173)
Hierarchy
Broader: toxicity
In other languages
French
écotoxicité
Russian
экотоксичность
Spanish
ecotoxicidad
Chinese, Simplified
生态毒性
Arabic
السمية الإيكولوجية
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Stockholm Convention | 3 documents |
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Rotterdam Convention | 2 documents |