Book description
The third edition of a bestseller, this book describes how chemical toxins and biological hazards impact the environment and people. Addressing how pollutants can alter the environment by contributing to global climate change, the author explores a broad range of environmental and health aspects of chemical and biological hazards. He includes numerous examples of the intimate relationship between ecosystem health and human health and emphasizes the need to consider this relationship whenever human activities are likely to have a significant environmental impact.
Table of contents
- Author
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Chapter 1 - Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Introduction
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Some Toxicological Considerations
- Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis
- DNA and Cell Repair
- Fetal Toxicology
- Population and Pollution
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
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Chapter 2 - Risk Analysis and Public Perceptions of Risk
- Introduction
- Assessment of Toxicity versus Risk
- Predicting Risk: Workplace versus the Environment
- Environmental Monitoring
- Setting Safe Limits in the Workplace
- Some Important Definitions
- Some Legal Aspects of Risk
- Statistical Problems with Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Precautionary Principle
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
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Chapter 3 - Water and Soil Pollution
- Introduction
- Factors Affecting Toxicants in Water
- Some Important Definitions
- Toxicity Testing in Marine and Aquatic Species
- Water Quality
- Health Hazards of Pesticides and Related Chemicals
- Acidity and Toxic Metals
- Chemical Hazards from Waste Disposal
- Global Warming and Water Levels in the Great Lakes
- Marine Environment
- Biological Hazards in Drinking Water
- Walkerton Water Crisis
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
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Chapter 4 - Airborne Hazards
- Introduction
- Types of Air Pollution
- Sources of Air Pollution
- Atmospheric Distribution of Pollutants
- Types of Pollutants
- Health Effects of Air Pollution
- Adverse Effects of Aerial Spraying
- Air Pollution in the Workplace
- Chemical Impact of Pollutants on the Environment
- Climate Change
- Natural Factors and Climate Change
- Remedies
- Case Study 3
- Case Study 4
- Case Study 5
- Case Study 6
- Case Study 7
- Case Study 8
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
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Chapter 5 - Halogenated Hydrocarbons and Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Introduction
- Case Study 9
- Case Study 10
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
- Chapter 6 - Toxicity of Metals
- Chapter 7 - Organic Solvents and Related Chemicals
- Chapter 8 - Food Additives, Drug Residues, and Food Contaminants
- Chapter 9 - Pesticides
- Chapter 10 - Mycotoxins and Other Toxins from Unicellular Organisms
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Chapter 11 - Animal and Plant Poisons
- Introduction
- Toxic and Venomous Animals
- Freshwater Algae
- Toxic and Venomous Land Animals
- Venomous Arthropods
- Toxic Plants and Mushrooms
- Case Study 20
- Case Study 21
- Case Study 22
- Case Study 23
- Case Study 24
- Case Study 25
- Case Study 26
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
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Chapter 12 - Environmental Hormone Disrupters
- Introduction
- Lake Apopka Incident
- Disruption of Endocrine Function
- Plastic-Associated Chemicals
- Phytoestrogens
- Results of Human Studies on Xenoestrogens
- Case Study 27
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
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Chapter 13 - Radiation Hazards
- Introduction
- Sources and Types of Radiation
- Measurement of Radiation
- Radon Gas: The Natural Radiation
- Tissue Sensitivity to Radiation
- Microwaves
- Cell Phone Use and Brain Tumors
- Ultraviolet Radiation
- Extra-Low Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation
- Irradiation of Foodstuffs
- Irradiation of Insect Pests
- Case Study 28
- Review Questions
- Answers
- Further Reading
- Chapter 14 - Gaia and Chaos: How Things Are Connected
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Chapter 15 - Case Study Reviews
- Case Study 1
- Case Study 2
- Case Study 3
- Case Study 4
- Case Study 5
- Case Study 6
- Case Study 7
- Case Study 8
- Case Study 9
- Case Study 10
- Case Study 11
- Case Study 12
- Case Study 13
- Case Study 14
- Case Studies 15 and 16
- Case Study 17
- Case Study 18
- Case Study 19
- Case Study 20
- Case Study 21
- Case Study 22
- Case Study 23
- Case Study 24
- Case Study 25
- Case Study 26
- Case Study 27
- Case Study 28
- References
Product information
- Title: Ecosystems and Human Health, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2013
- Publisher(s): CRC Press
- ISBN: 9781498760089
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