Multiple Stresses in Ecosystems

Ecotoxicology is the evaluation of toxic effects within the environment, typically within one specific ecosystem, like a forest, stream, or lake. For years now, ecotoxicological studies have tended to focus on one toxicant at a time. But that isn''t how an ecosystem encounters toxicants (or stresses): there may be several elements at work in the air, several more in the water, and still more alr...