Ecosystems and human health toxicology and environmental hazards

"The third edition of a bestseller, this book describes how chemical toxins and biological hazards impact the environment and people. Addressing how pollutants can alter the environment by contributing to global climate change, the author explores a broad range of environmental and health aspec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Philp, Richard B.
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2013.
Edition3rd ed.
Subjects
Environmental toxicology.
Environmental health.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781466567245
Physical Descriptionxix, 418 p. : ill. (some col.).

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Principles of pharmacology and toxicology
  • 2. Risk analysis and public perceptions of risk
  • 3. Water and soil pollution
  • 4. Airborne hazards
  • 5. Halogenated hydrocarbons and halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons
  • 6. Toxicity of metals
  • 7. Organic solvents and related chemicals
  • 8. Food additives, drug residues, and food contaminants
  • 9. Pesticides
  • 10. Mycotoxins and other toxins from unicellular organisms
  • 11. Animal and plant poisons
  • 12. Environmental hormone disrupters
  • 13. Radiation hazards
  • 14. Gaia and chaos : how things are connected
  • 15. Case study reviews.

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