Environmental toxicology : biological and health effects of pollutants: 2. ed
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Ming-Ho Yu
- ناشر : Boca Raton : CRC Press,
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2005
- شابک / ISBN : 9781566706704
Description
Introduction -- Environmental change and health -- Occurrence of toxicants -- Toxic action of pollutants -- Factors affecting xenobiotic action -- Biotransformation : metabolism of xenobiotics -- Defense responses to toxicants -- Air pollution : inorganic gases -- Air pollution : particulate matter -- Environmental fluoride -- Volatile organic compounds -- Soil and water pollution : environmental metals and metalloids -- Pesticides and related materials -- Endocrine disruption -- Mutagenic pollutants -- Environmental cancer -- Ecological risk assessment -- Appendix 1. Glossary -- Appendix 2. PCB nomenclature -- Appendix 3. Carcinogens listed in the Tenth Report on Carcinogens, 2002 -- Appendix 4. A case study : United Heckathorn assessment.
This second edition of Environmental Toxicology focuses on the biological and health effects toxins have on living organisms. It also stresses the relationship between human activity and the environment, relating changes in the environment with the changing patterns of human diseases, and exploring the parallels between developing economies and pollution-related health problems. The book deals with a large number of environmental toxicants, discussing their damage process, metabolism (biotransformation), and metabolism, toxicants and their damage process, and environmental, biological, and nutritional factors that may influence toxicity. It also describes several natural defense systems and the mechanisms for detoxification, including endogenous antioxidants and free radical scavenging enzymes on a cellular level. (Midwest).
