Hamilton & Hardy's industrial toxicology

"This book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of industrial toxicology, employing a succinct chapter format that has become the hallmark for the previous editions of Hamilton & Hardy's Industrial Toxicology"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Harbison, Raymond D. (Editor), Bourgeois, Marie M. (Editor), Johnson, Giffe T. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, [2015]
EditionSixth edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781118834015
1118834011
9781118834213
1118834216
9781523114597
1523114592
9781118834091
1118834097
0470929731
9780470929735
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiii, 1339 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page; Copyright; Contributors; Abbreviations; The Heritage of Alice Hamilton, M.D. and Harriet Hardy, M.D.; In Memory; Preface; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Modern Approach to the Diagnosis of Occupational Disease; Background; Components of the Diagnosis; Determining the Cause of Occupational Disease; Regulatory Information; Occupational Exposure Limits; References; Chapter 2: Controls of Occupational Diseases; Background, Scope, and Purpose; Regulating Bodies and Professional Organizations; Role of Occupational Health Professionals.
  • Contemporary Strategies for Controlling Exposures and DiseasesConclusions; Further Reading; Section II: Metals and Metalloids; Chapter 3: Introduction; References; Chapter 4: Alkali Compounds; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation; Chemical Pathology; Medical Management; Ammonia; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Mammalian Toxicology; Diagnosis and Treatment; Sources of Exposure; References; Lime (Calcium Oxide; Calcium Hydroxide); Background and Uses; Mammalian Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene; References.
  • Sodium HydroxideBackground and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Toxicology; Industrial Hygiene; References; Chapter 5: Aluminum; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Mammalian Toxicology; Sources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; Medical Management; References; Chapter 6: Antimony; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation; Ecotoxicology; Mammalian Toxicology; Sources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; Medical Management; References; Chapter 7: Arsenic; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties.
  • Mammalian ToxicologySources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; Risk Assessments; References; Chapter 8: Barium; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation; Ecotoxicology; Mammalian Toxicology; Sources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; Risk Assessments; References; Chapter 9: Beryllium; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Mammalian Toxicology; Sources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; Medical Management; References; Chapter 10: Bismuth and Related Compounds; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Health Effects.
  • Mode of ActionOccupational Exposure; Risk Assessment; References; Chapter 11: Boron; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation; Ecotoxicology; Mammalian Toxicology; Sources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; References; Chapter 12: Cadmium; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties; Environmental Fate and Bioaccumulation; Ecotoxicology; Mammalian Toxicology; Sources of Exposure; Industrial Hygiene; Risk Assessments; References; Chapter 13: Chromium; Background and Uses; Physical and Chemical Properties.