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Environmental toxicology : biological and health effects of pollutants / Ming-Ho Yu.

By: Yu, Ming-Ho, 1928-.
Publisher: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2005Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 339 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 156670670X (pbk.).Subject(s): Environmental toxicology | Environmental healthDDC classification: 615.902
Contents:
Ch. 1 Introduction. - Ch. 2. Environmental change and health. - Ch. 3. Occurrence of toxicants. - Ch. 4. Toxic action of pollutants. - Ch. 5. Factors affecting xenobiotic action. - Ch. 6. Biotransformation - metabolism of xenobiotics. - Ch. 7. Defense responses to toxicants. - Ch. 8. Air pollution - inorganic gases. - Ch. 9. Air pollution - particulate matter. - Ch. 10. Environmental fluoride. - Ch. 11. Volatile organic compounds. - Ch. 12. Soil and water pollution - environmental metals and metalloids. - Ch. 13. Pesticides and related materials. - Ch. 14. Endocrine disruption. - Ch. 15. Mutagenic pollutants. - Ch. 16. Environmental cancer. - Ch. 17. Ecological risk assessment. - Appendix 1. Glossary. - Appendix 2. PCB nomenclature. - Appendix 3. Carcinogens listed in the tenth report on carcinogens, 2002. - Appendix 4. A case study - United Heckathorn assessment. - Index.

Ch. 1 Introduction. - Ch. 2. Environmental change and health. - Ch. 3. Occurrence of toxicants. - Ch. 4. Toxic action of pollutants. - Ch. 5. Factors affecting xenobiotic action. - Ch. 6. Biotransformation - metabolism of xenobiotics. - Ch. 7. Defense responses to toxicants. - Ch. 8. Air pollution - inorganic gases. - Ch. 9. Air pollution - particulate matter. - Ch. 10. Environmental fluoride. - Ch. 11. Volatile organic compounds. - Ch. 12. Soil and water pollution - environmental metals and metalloids. - Ch. 13. Pesticides and related materials. - Ch. 14. Endocrine disruption. - Ch. 15. Mutagenic pollutants. - Ch. 16. Environmental cancer. - Ch. 17. Ecological risk assessment. - Appendix 1. Glossary. - Appendix 2. PCB nomenclature. - Appendix 3. Carcinogens listed in the tenth report on carcinogens, 2002. - Appendix 4. A case study - United Heckathorn assessment. - Index.