Toxicology and Human Environments

Hodgson, Ernest

ISBN 10: 0124158137 / ISBN 13: 9780124158139

Published by San Diego, Academic Press, 2012

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(Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science, 112); XIII, 435 pages with some b/w-illustrations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Toxicology and Human Environments
• Publisher: San Diego, Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0124158137
• ISBN 13: 9780124158139
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1. Auflage.
• Condition: Wie neu
• Dust Jacket Condition: Ohne Schutzumschlag

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Synopsis

Environmental toxicology is generally held to be the study of the potential of constituents of outdoor environments to impact either human health or the biological structure of the ecosystems involved. This volume is a first attempt to integrate toxicological studies of all of the many human environments, both indoor and outdoor, and their complex interrelationships. Included are considerations of natural environments, the agroecosystem, occupational, urban and domestic environments as well as the environment associated with Superfund sites and military deployments. The primary emphasis is on public health, including the potential health effects of toxicants found in different environments, the bioprocessing of such toxicants in humans and surrogate animals and the principles of risk analysis. It approaches the toxicology of human environments in a new and unique way, stressing the complex interrelationships of all human environments and the implication for human and environmental health. Each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert and is addressed to those interested in the broader implications of the environmental modifications that are always associated with the activities of humans living and working in them.

About the Author

Ernest Hodgson, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA