XENOBIOTICS

John A. Matthews

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XENOBIOTICS

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John A. Matthews
In:Encyclopedia of Environmental Change
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446247501.n4193
Subject:Environmental Sciences (general), Environmental Technology, Policy & Management

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Foreign substances not normally produced or found within biological systems. They include many natural and artificial chemicals, drugs, toxins and pollutants, which may purposefully or inadvertently enter organisms from the environment. Environmental xenobiotics are xenobiotic substances in the environment, which have the potential to harm organisms, including people.

John A.MatthewsSwansea University

http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781446247501.n4193

10.4135/9781446247501.n4193

BashkinVN (2008) Xenobiotic (pesticides, PCB, dioxins) cycles. In JørgensenSE (ed.)Encyclopedia of ecology. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 3821–3829.

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