Chemicals in the Environment
Subtitle: Fate, Impacts, and Remediation (Acs Symposium Series)
Contributors: Robert L. Lipnick (Editor); Robert P. Mason (Editor); Margaret L. Phillips (Editor); Charles U. Pittman (Editor)
Publisher: An American Chemical Society Publication
Published: December 28, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780841237766
Subjects: Chemical pollution; Environmental Science; Environmental impact analysis; Organometallic chemistry; Pollution; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Monitoring; Science/Mathematics; Science; Environmental aspects; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Science / Environmental Science; Technology-Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Technology-Environmental Engineering & Technology; Chemistry - General; Congresses
First sentence: Since prehistoric times, humans have been exposed to chemicals from food, medicinal agents, and occupational activity such as ancient smelting of metals.