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Covers the science that underlies toxic chemical risk assessment, the physiological and molecular bases of chemical toxicity, the process of assessing toxic chemical risk to human health and the environment, and the strategies employed in managing it. This book introduces the basics of toxicology fr...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Penningroth, Stephen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Environmental toxicology.
Poisons > Risk assessment.
Science > Social aspects.
Ecotoxicology
Écotoxicologie.
Poisons > Évaluation du risque.
Sciences > Aspect social.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Environmental toxicology
Science > Social aspects
Public Health.
Toxicology & Public Health.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Toxic chemical risk as science and social discourse
  • Environmental pathways of toxic chemicals
  • Dose-effect : the foundation of toxicological science
  • Human populations at risk
  • The cornerstone of risk assessment : toxicity testing in animals
  • The body's defenses against chemical toxicity
  • Mechanisms of chemical disease
  • Human health risk assessment
  • Ecological risk assessment
  • Managing chemical risk in North America and Europe.

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