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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222202103321

Titolo

Environmental toxicology : current developments / / edited by J. Rose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Australia : , : Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, , 1998

ISBN

0-429-07840-4

1-4822-8740-4

1-280-04963-4

9786610049639

0-203-30551-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Collana

Environmental topics ; ; v. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

RoseJohn <1917->

Disciplina

615.902

Soggetti

Environmental toxicology

Pollution - Environmental aspects

Environmental health

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; General Principles of Toxicology; Environmental Pollution, Neurotoxicity, and Criminal Violence; Carcinogens and Mutagens; Geochemistry, Metal Toxins and Development Planning; The Environmental Toxicology of Volcanic Gases in the  European Environment; Economic and Environmental Costs of Pesticide Use; Secondary Effects of Pesticide Exposures; On Chlorinated Fatty Acids as Environmental Pollutants; Molecular and Genetic Toxicology of Arsenic; Urban Air Pollution and Health

The Effect of Toxic Substances on the Development of  Diseases in Aquatic OrganismsToxicology in the Working Environment; Fungal Toxins as Disease Elicitors; Natural Plant Toxins--Benefits and Risks; Plant-Associated Toxins in the Human Food Supply; Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms; Use of Stable Isotope Ratios in Freshwater and  Marine Biomagnification Studies; Environmental Risk Assessment for the Interaction Between  Agricultural Land and Surface Waters; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Because our chemical environment affects our physical and mental well-being, it is a matter of increasing concern and is therefore



attracting much research effort. This timely collection of essays highlights current developments in the field of environmental toxicology. Chapters analyze the carcinogenic, mutagenic, genotoxic, and neurotoxic effects of both anthropogenic and natural toxins in the soil, air, and water around us, as well as in our workplace and diet. The book also examines the effects of toxins on other organisms, as well as the techniques, policies, and management strategies emp