Ecotoxicology and toxicology
Intensive livestock production and consumer health
Article REF: F1100 V1
Ecotoxicology and toxicology
Intensive livestock production and consumer health

Authors : Gilbert MOUTHON, Claude SESTIER, Ali BENAOUDA

Publication date: June 10, 1998 | Lire en français

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1. Ecotoxicology and toxicology

We will consider in turn :

  • concepts of food chain ecotoxicology ;

  • distribution and metabolism of toxic substances in animals ;

  • the benefits and limitations of toxic residue analysis.

1.1 Notion of food chain ecotoxicology

Ecotoxicology [1] is the science of the toxic effects of chemical and physical agents on living organisms, especially on populations and communities within defined ecosystems. It includes the transfer pathways of these agents and their interaction with the environment. Food chains are therefore directly concerned. Exposure to harmful substances may...

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