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UNINA9910825530303321 |
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Autore |
Penningroth Stephen |
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Titolo |
Essentials of toxic chemical risk : science and society / / Stephen Penningroth |
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Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2010 |
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0-429-09542-2 |
0-203-02262-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental toxicology |
Poisons -- Risk assessment |
Science -- Social aspects |
Environmental toxicology - Risk assessment |
Poisons - Social aspects |
Science |
Public Health |
Toxicology & Public Health |
Health & Biological Sciences |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Toxic Chemical Risk as Science and Social Discourse; Body; Chapter 2: Environmental Pathways of Toxic Chemicals; Chapter 3: Dose-Effect; Chapter 4: Human Populations at Risk; Chapter 5: The Cornerstone ofRisk Assessment; Chapter 6: The Body's Defenses against Chemical Toxicity; Chapter 7: Mechanisms of Chemical Disease; Chapter 8: Human Health Risk Assessment; Chapter 9: Ecological Risk Assessment; Chapter 10: Managing Chemical Risk in North America and Europe; Index; Back cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Covers the science that underlies toxic chemical risk assessment, the physiological and molecular bases of chemical toxicity, the process of assessing toxic chemical risk to human health and the environment, |
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