1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910828658403321

Autore

Carpenter David O

Titolo

Effects of persistent and bioactive organic pollutants on human health / / David O. Carpenter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013

ISBN

9781118679548

1118679547

9781118679654

1118679652

9781118679494

1118679490

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (610 p.)

Disciplina

615.9/5

Soggetti

Bioactive compounds - Toxicology

Organic compounds - Toxicology

Persistent pollutants - Health aspects

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

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Contributors; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: Why Should We Care about Organic Chemicals and Human Health?; References; CHAPTER 2: Sources of Human Exposure; Introduction; Human Exposure Pathways; Direct or Nondietary; Dietary; Chemicals of Concern; POPs; Pesticides; Benzene; Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs); Conclusions and Recommendations; References; CHAPTER 3: The Burden of Cancer from Organic Chemicals; Introduction; The Global Burden of Cancer; Childhood Cancers; Exposure to Organic Chemicals: Contributions to the Global Burden of Cancer

OccupationalOutdoor Air Pollution; Indoor Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Consumer Products; Food Contaminants; Pesticides; 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D): Health Impacts of a Widely Used Organic Chemical Herbicide; Linking Chemicals to Specific Cancer Sites; Examples of Individual Organic Chemicals; Sources of Exposure Information; Estimating the Percentage of Cancers Attributable to



Occupational and Environmental Exposures: Methodological and Conceptual Difficulties; Efforts to Estimate Attributable Fractions; Causes: Genes or Environment?; Conclusion: Opportunities for Prevention

ReferencesCHAPTER 4: Carcinogenicity and Mechanisms of Persistent Organic Pollutants; Introduction; Many POPs Are Complete Carcinogens in Animal Studies; Aspects of Cancer Induction; Carcinogenesis Is a Multistep Process; Compounds May Require Metabolic Bioactivation to Reactive Intermediates and/or By-Products to Act as Carcinogens: Example Lower-Chlorinated Biphenyls; Direct versus Indirect Action; Cancer-Initiating Activity of POPs; Cancer Initiation Is Based on Genotoxic Events; Initiating and Genotoxic Activity of POPs In Vitro and In Vivo; Genotoxicity of Individual Pesticides

Tumor-Promoting Activities of Environmental PollutantsPromoting Activity of Individual POPs; Mechanisms of Tumor Promotion by Environmental Pollutants; Progression in Carcinogenesis; Summary and Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 5: Diabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome; Introduction; Why Is There an Epidemic of T2D?; Human Evidence Linking POPs and T2D; Earlier Evidence; Recent Evidence: Cross-Sectional Studies; Recent Evidence: Prospective Studies; Human Evidence Linking POPs and Metabolic Syndrome; Mismatch of Time Trend: Issues Related to Inverted U-Shaped Associations

Polybrominated Biphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and T2DThrifty Gene Hypothesis and POPs; POPs and Glycemic Control among Diabetic Patients; Dietary Interventions in T2D; Summary; References; CHAPTER 6: Mechanistic Basis for Elevation in Risk of Diabetes Caused by Persistent Organic Pollutants; Introduction; Diabetes; POPs: Novel Diabetogenic Factors; POPs and Diabetes: Mechanistic Basis; AhR; CAR and SXR; Challenges and Perspectives; References; CHAPTER 7: Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension; Introduction; Animal Studies and Laboratory Evidence

Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) for Heart Disease

Sommario/riassunto

Examines what we know about the relationship between organic chemicals and human disease  Organic chemicals are everywhere: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. They are also found in a myriad of common household and personal care products. Unfortunately, exposure to some organic chemicals can result in adverse health effects, from growth and developmental disorders to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. This book examines how organic chemicals affect human health. It looks at the different diseases as well as how individual organ systems are affect



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911021147103321

Autore

Fukui Hideki

Titolo

Aviation Policies : Studies of Unintended Effects and Consequences / / by Hideki Fukui

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

981-9673-03-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (536 pages)

Disciplina

388.049

Soggetti

Transportation

Industrial policy

Political planning

Statistics

Comparative government

Transportation Economics

Regulation and Industrial Policy

Policy Evaluation

Statistics in Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance

Comparative Public Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Airport slot trading and airlines competition -- Airport slot trading in the United States -- Effect of slot trading on route-level competition: Evidence from experience in the UK -- Slot restrictions and airlines’ manipulative behavior -- Do carriers abuse the slot system to inhibit airport capacity usage? Evidence from the US experience -- How do slot restrictions affect airfares? New evidence from the US airline industry -- Airlines’ reaction to aviation fuel tax and consumer protection -- The impact of aviation fuel tax on fuel consumption and carbon emissions: The case of the US airline industry -- Flight cancellation as a reaction to the tarmac delay rule: An unintended consequence of enhanced passenger protection -- How do passengers react to airlines’ overbooking strategies? Evidence from the US airlines -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book sheds new light on aviation policies’ unintended effects and



consequences, especially regarding infrastructure, environment, and consumer protection. The book provides the reader with the first systematic quantitative analyses of the impacts of airlines’ strategic reactions to the introduction of airport slot markets, aviation fuel tax, and consumer protection rules. Through extensive empirical investigations, the author reveals that aviation policies based on the regulations and tax can produce both intended and unintended effects and consequences. Although the introduction of airport slot markets was expected to enhance airline competition, airlines’ manipulative behaviors have impeded the slot markets’ effective functioning. Also, the aviation fuel tax can reduce emissions in the air transport market effectively, but the amount of the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions would be smaller in the longer term due to the rebound effect. Finally, the consumer protection rules, e.g., the tarmac delay rule of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) significantly reduced tarmac delays; however, the DOT’s investigations of tarmac delay incidents triggered the investigated airlines’ risk-averse behavior, which increased flight cancelations and gate departure delays to avoid violating the rule. The analyses suggest that the most effective way of regulation depends on conditions unique to each policy area; the government should design interventions that circumvent strategic behaviors of subjects or groups that the interventions affect. This book is highly relevant to academics and practitioners interested in understanding the interactive effects between policy interventions and firms’ strategic reactions.