Title: Dioxins and health /
Authors: Schecter, Arnold.; Gasiewicz, Thomas A.
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Dioxins Toxicology; Dioxins toxicity
Abstract: The premier resource on dioxins, now completely revised and updated As science continues to appreciate the prevalence and power of dioxins, so it learns more about the harmful effects and effective preventive measures regarding these chemicals. Updating the acclaimed First Edition, Dioxins and Health, Second Edition covers the latest major scientific findings on the most potent, well known, and long-lasting of the persistent organic pollutants (POPS). The Second Edition reflects significant advances in dioxin research made in human epidemiology as well as in animal studies. Dioxins and structu.
Contents: Overview: The Dioxin Debate / Thomas Webster and Barry Commoner -- Production, Distribution and Fate of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Related Organohalogens in the Environment / Roger K. Gilpin, et al. -- Dioxins in Food / James R. Startin and Martin D. Rose -- Toxicology of Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds / Jeanelle M. Martinez, et al. -- Health Risk Characterization of Dioxin and Related Compounds / Linda S. Birnbaum and William H. Farland -- Pharmacokinetics of Dioxins and Related Chemicals / James R. Olson -- Dose Response Modeling for 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin / Michael DeVito, et al. -- Immunotoxicology of Dioxins and Related Chemicals / Nancy I. Kerkvliet -- Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity of Dioxins and Related Chemicals / H. Michael Theobald, et al. -- Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Neuronal Signaling / Richard F. Seegal -- Experimental Toxicology: Carcinogenesis / Justin G. Teeguarden and Nigel J. Walker -- The Ah Receptor: Involvement in Toxic Responses / Thomas A. Gasiewicz and Sang-ki Park -- Biochemical Responses to Dioxin: Which Genes? Which Endpoints? / J. Kevin Kerzee, et al. -- Evolutionary and Physiological Perspectives on Ah Receptor Function and Dioxin Toxicity / Mark E. Hahn -- Dioxin Toxicity and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling in Fish / Robert L. Tanguay, et al. -- Exposure Assessment: Measurement of Dioxins and Related Chemicals in Human Tissues / Arnold Schecter, et al. -- Human Health Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Matthew P. Longnecker, et al. -- Epidemiological studies on cancer and exposure to dioxins and related compounds / Lennart Hardell, et al. -- Reproductive and Developmental Epidemiology of Dioxins / Sherry G. Selevan, et al. -- Health Consequences of the Seveso, Italy, Accident / Pier Alberto Bertazzi and Alessandro di Domenico -- The Yusho Rice Oil Poisoning Incident / Yoshito Masuda -- The Yucheng Rice Oil Poisoning Incident / Yueliang L. Guo, et al.