Ecosystems and Human Health
Subtitle: Toxicology and Environmental Hazards, Second Edition
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 27, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781566705684
Subjects: Ecological science, the Biosphere; Environmental factors; Medical toxicology; Medical; Environmental Toxicology; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Health & Fitness; Environmental Science; Life Sciences - Ecology - Ecosystems; Toxicology; Science / Environmental Science; Health Care Issues; Environmental Health
First sentence: The past century has seen a tremendous expansion in the number of synthetic chemicals employed by humankind as materials, drugs, preservatives for foods and other products, pesticides, cleaning agents, and even weapons of war.