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Environmental toxicology : current developments /

Because our chemical environment affects our physical and mental well-being, it is a matter of increasing concern and is therefore attracting much research effort. This timely collection of essays highlights current developments in the field of environmental toxicology. Chapters analyze the carcinog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rose, John, 1917- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam, the Netherland : Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ; Overseas Publishers Association, ©1998.
Colección:Environmental topics ; v. 7.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General principles of toxicology / Karl K. Rozman and John Doull
  • Environmental pollution, neurotoxicity, and criminal violence / Roger D. Masters, Brian Hone and Anil Doshi
  • Carcinogens and mutagens / Douglas McGregor and Christiane Partensky
  • Geochemistry, metal toxins and developmental planning / Frederic R. Siegel
  • Environmental toxicology of volcanic gases in the European environment / J.P. Grattan
  • Economic and environmental costs of pesticide use / David Pimentel, Anthony Greiner and Tad Bashore
  • Secondary effects of pesticide exposures / Marc Lappé
  • On chlorinated fatty acids as environmental pollutants / Helena Björn, Peter Sundin and Clas Wesén
  • Molecular and genetic toxicology of arsenic / Toby G. Rossman
  • Urban air pollution and health / I.J. Beverland
  • Effect of toxic substances on the development of diseases in aquatic organisms / Brian Austin
  • Toxicology in the working environment / Andrew Watterson
  • Fungal toxins as disease elicitors / J.P.F. D'Mello and A.M.C. MacDonald
  • Natural plant toxins--benefits and risks / A.B. Hanley and S.J. MacDonald
  • Plant-associated toxins in the human food supply / Steven M. Colegate, John A. Edgar and Bryan L. Stegelmeier
  • Toxic cyanobacterial blooms / Alan Howard
  • Use of stable isotope ratios in freshwater and marine biomagnification studies / Karen A. Kidd
  • Environmental risk assessment for the interaction between agricultural land and surface waters / T.M. Addiscott and P. Smith.