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Hazard assessment of chemicals : current developments. Volume 2 /
Hazard Assessment of Chemicals: Current Developments, Volume 2 contains authoritative articles, which provide a comprehensive review and evaluation of important information on chemical spills, and presents case studies that show the applications of methods and approaches to environmental and health...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; Toronto :
Academic Press,
1983.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Hazard Assessment of Chemicals Current Developments; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Volume 1; Chapter 1. Use of Models for Assessing Relative Volatility, Mobility, and Persistence of Pesticides and Other Trace Organics in Soil Systems; I. Introduction; II. Pathways of Pesticide Loss in Soil; III. Benchmark Properties Needed to Predict Pesticide Loss from Soils; IV. Theory; V. Chemicals and Properties Used in Screening Tests; VI. Results of Screening Tests; VII. Discussion; VIII. Limitations of Screening Model.
- IX. Application to Other ChemicalsX. Summary and Conclusions; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 2. Microcosms for Assessment of Chemical Effects on the Properties of Aquatic Ecosystems; I. Introduction; II. Measurements of Aquatic Ecosystem Properties; III. Mixed-Culture Microcosms; IV. Pond Microcosms; V. Pelagic Microcosms; VI. Discussion; References; Chapter 3. Disposition of Chemical Contaminants in Maternal-Embryonic/ Fetal Systems; I. Introduction; II. Entrance of Chemicals into Maternal Circulatory Fluids.
- III. Transfer of Chemicals from Maternal Circulatory Fluids to Other Maternal Tissues and OrgansIV. Elimination of Chemicals from the Maternal Organism; V. Factors Affecting Transfer of Chemicals from Maternal Plasma to Embryonic/Fetal Tissues; VI. Disposition of Chemicals in the Embryo and Fetus; VII. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Epidemiologie Approaches to Chemical Hazard Assessment; I. Introduction; II. Developing Clues to Chemically Related Disease: Descriptive Approaches; III. Testing Etiologic Hypotheses: An Overview of Analytic Approaches.
- IV. Crucial Aspects of Environmental Study DesignV. Relating Measures of Dose to Measures of Response; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. The National Toxicology Program's Research and Testing Activities; I. Introduction; II. Program Components and Resources; III. Oversight and Review; IV. Program Organization and Management; V. Toxicology Research and Testing; VI. Chemical Nomination and Chemical Selection; VII. Information Generation and Dissemination; VIII. Future Directions; Selected References.
- Chapter 6. Accidental Release of Vinyl Chloride: The Train Derailment near MacGregor, ManitobaI. Introduction; II. Chronology of the Accident; III. Sequence of Events. Analysis Based on the Physical/Chemical Properties of Vinyl Chloride; IV. Vinyl Chloride Toxicity; V. Analysis of Vinyl Chloride; VI. Guidelines Concerning Instructions for Action in the Event of an Accident; VII. GUIDELINES CONCERNING COMMUNICATIONS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT; VIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 7. Anatomy of a TCDD Spill: The Seveso Accident; I. Introduction; II. Chronology of the Accident.