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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793819103321

Titolo

Evaluation of environmental contaminants and natural products : a human health perspective / / edited by Ashita Sharma [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Bentham Books, , [2019]

2019

ISBN

981-14-1096-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (296 pages)

Disciplina

628.5

Soggetti

Pollutants - Analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

Unbridled urbanization and development of natural land resources has led to the degradation of our surrounding environment. The air that we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat is at risk of being contaminated with a plethora of chemical pollutants, some of them being potentially carcinogenic. This presents a challenge to human health. This book attempts to address this challenge in two parts which represent two different approaches. The first part of the book summarizes the alarming effects of environmental contaminants. Various studies depicting the direct relationship of environm.