Jet Fuel Toxicology
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781420080216
Subjects: Fuel; Toxicology; Jet planes
Description: Presenting the most current research, this volume explores the toxic effects of JP-8 jet fuel on the pulmonary, immune, skin, and nervous systems. The book examines the history and chemistry of jet fuel, immune suppression by dermal exposure, the molecular response of the skin, evaluation of skin irritation potential, pulmonary function after exposure, and proteomic response after exposure. It discusses studies of the acute effects of jet fuels on airways in rats, and the neurobehavioral effects on humans. The book provides a comparison of Air National Guard and Air Force Personnel exposure st.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; About the Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1. Air Force-Related Jet Fuel Toxicology Research (1991-2010); Chapter 2. Jet Fuel Composition; Chapter 3. The Toxicity and Underlying Mechanism of Jet Propulsion Fuel-8 on the Respiratory System; Chapter 4. Neurotoxicological and Neurobehavioral Effects from Exposure to Jet Fuels; Chapter 5. Differential Protein Expression Following JP-8 Jet Fuel Exposure; Chapter 6. Immune Modulation by Dermal Exposure to Jet Fuel.; title: Chapter 7. Absorption, Penetration, and Cutaneous Toxicity of Jet Fuels and Hydrocarbon ComponentsChapter 8. Methods of Assessing Skin Irritation and Sensitization of Jet Fuels; Chapter 9. Understanding Systemic and Local Toxicity of JP-8 after Cutaneous Exposures; Chapter 10. The Effects of Aerosolized JP-8 JetFuel Exposure on the Immune System; Chapter 11. The Involvement of Poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation in Defense against JP-8 Jet Fuel and Other Chemical Toxicants; Chapter 12. Evaluation of Methods Used to Generate and Characterize Jet Fuel Vapor and Aerosol for Inhalation Toxicology Studies.; title: Chapter 13. Genetic Damage in the Blood and Bone Marrow of Mice Treated with JP-8 Jet FuelChapter 14. Computational Analyses of JP-8 Fuel Droplet and Vapor Depositions in Human Upper Airway Models; Chapter 15. Human Exposure to Jet Propellant-8; Color Insert; Back cover.