LEADER 00000cam 22000004a 4500 001 ocm53171221 003 OCoLC 005 20051222153652.0 008 010716t20012001vaua b 000 0 eng 010 2001093728 020 0873551966 035 (OCoLC)53171221 035 (Sirsi) i0873551966 040 DLC|beng|cDLC|dNOR|dOCLCQ|dSTJ 042 pcc 049 STJC 050 00 RA1211|b.A78 2001 082 00 615/.704/0724|222 099 SECOND|aJ.11|aNSTA|a2001 245 00 Assessing toxic risk /|cby the Environmental Inquiry Leadership Team, Nancy M. Trautmann .. [and others] with Patricia Carroll and Janine Guadagno and Cornell scientist, Stephen M. Penningroth.. 250 Student edition. 264 1 Arlington, Va. :|bNSTA Press,|c[2001] 264 4 |c©2001 300 x, 106 pages :|billustrations ;|c28 cm. 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 490 1 Cornell scientific inquiry series 504 Includes bibliographical references. 505 00 |gsection 1.|tUnderstanding toxic risk --|gch. 1.|tThe dose makes the poison --|tAny chemical can be toxic -- |tAre natural chemicals safer --|tHow much is too much -- |tDose/response bioassays --|tComparing chemical toxicities --|tLong-term versus short-term toxicity -- |tTesting chronic toxicity --|tConclusion --|tFor discussion --|tToxicity calculations --|gch. 2.|tFrom data to standards -|tSetting drinking water standards --|tFrom data to standards --|tFor discussion --|gch 3.|tWhat's the risk --|tHow safe is safe enough --|tWhat are the trade- offs --|tOne risk versus another --|tRisk versus cost -- |tFor discussion --|gch. 4.|tEcological risks --|tEffects of chemical properties --|tTesting environmental impacts of new compounds --|tFor discussion --|gch. 5.|tUsing bioassays for environmental research --|tBioassay species --|tConcentration versus dose --|tAn introduction to experimental design --|tInterpreting bioassay results -- |tFor discussion --|tReferences --|gsection 2.|tToxicology protocols : introduction to research --|tToxicology protocols --|tProtocol 1 : serial dilutions --|tProtocol 2 : dose/response experiments using lettuce seeds - - |tProtocol 3 : dose/response experiments using duckweed -- |tProtocol 4 : Dose/response experiments using Daphnia -- |tProtocol 5 : testing environmental samples using bioassays --|tProtocol 6 : preparing water treatment columns --|tProtocol 7 : chemical classification of toxicants --|tWorksheets for protocols --|tProtocol planning sheet --|tData analysis peer review form -- |gsection 3.|tBeyond protocols : conducting interactive research --|tIdeas for bioassay research --|tDose/response bioassays --|tBioassays on environmental samples -- |tDetoxification/classification experiments --|tOther possibilities --|tWorksheets for interactive research -- |tForms for planning research --|tChoosing a research topic --|tInteractive research planning sheet #1 -- |tInteractive research planning sheet #2 --|tPresenting research results --|tBioassay research report form -- |tPoster design guidelines --|tPeer review forms -- |tExperimental design peer review form --|tResearch report peer review form --|tPoster peer review form. 650 0 Toxicology. 650 0 Toxicity testing|vLaboratory manuals. 700 1 Trautmann, Nancy M. 710 2 National Science Teachers Association.|bEnvironmental Inquiry Leadership Team. 830 0 Cornell scientific inquiry series. 994 01|bSTJ
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