Environmental toxicology
Subtitle: biological and health effects of pollutants
By: Ming-Ho Yu.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781566706704
Subjects: Environmental toxicology; Environmental health
Description: "This second edition of Environmental Toxicology focuses on the biological and health effects of environmental toxicants on living organisms, stressing the relationship between human activities and the environment, and environmental changes in relation to changing patterns of human diseases. The book discusses metabolism, toxicants and their damage process, and environmental, biological, and nutritional factors that may influence toxicity, as well as several natural defense systems including the mechanisms for detoxification - such as endogenous antioxidants and free radical scavenging enzymes - on a cellular level."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Environmental change and health; title: Occurrence of toxicants; title: Toxic action of pollutants; title: Factors affecting xenobiotic action; title: Biotransformation : metabolism of xenobiotics; title: Defense responses to toxicants; title: Air pollution : inorganic gases; title: Air pollution : particulate matter; title: Environmental fluoride; title: Volatile organic compounds; title: Soil and water pollution : environmental metals and metalloids; title: Pesticides and related materials; title: Endocrine disruption; title: Mutagenic pollutants; title: Environmental cancer; title: Ecological risk assessment; title: Appendix 1. Glossary; title: Appendix 2. PCB nomenclature; title: Appendix 3. Carcinogens listed in the Tenth Report on Carcinogens, 2002; title: Appendix 4. A case study : United Heckathorn assessment.