| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 508 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Advances in environmental control technology series |
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Advances in environmental control technology.
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| Contents |
Environmental Risk Factors on Cancer and Their Primary Prevention. Respiratory Function Changes from Inhalation of Polluted Air. Biological Monitoring by Means of Urinary Samples and Problems Concerning Concentration-Dilution of Spot Urine. Sick Building Syndrome. Respiratory Findings of Construction Workers Exposed to Asbestos Dust. Asbestos Exposure and the Risk of Lung Cancer in Urban Populations. Emphysema and Lung Mineral Content in Coal Workers. Sinonasal Cancer and Wood Dust Exposure. Chromium Accumulation of Chromate Workers' Bronchi. Benzene Toxicokinetics in Humans. Fluorometry of Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Biological Systems. Occupational Exposure to Organic Solvents During Paint Stripping and Painting. Occupational Exposure to Metallic Cobalt. Climate and Chronic Respiratory Disease. Effects of Acid Precipitation on the Environment and on Human Health. Toxic Effects of Tannery Effluent on the Biochemical Constituents in Organisms. Bladder Cancer and Water Disinfection Methods. Metal-Induced Development Toxicity in Mammals. Genetic Evaluation of Pesticides in Different Short-Term Tests. Pesticide Residues in Food. Causes of Artefacts in Sorption Studies with Trace Elements. Bioaccumulation of Surfactants |
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Environmental risk factors on cancer and their primary prevention / J.W. Dobrowolski -- Respiratory function changes from inhalation of polluted air / Shieh-Ching Yang and Sze-Piao Yang -- Biological markers of early health effects in the assessment of the risk of cancer in people exposed to environmental carcinogens / Janusz A. Indulski and Waldemar Lutz -- Sick building syndrome / Peter Dingle -- Respiratory findings of construction workers exposed to asbestos dust / Isamu Ebihara [and others] -- Asbestos exposure and the risk of lung cancer in urban populations / Anti Karjalainen and Anttila Sisko -- Emphysema and lung mineral content in coalworkers / J. Leigh, T. Driscoll, and B. Cole -- Sinonasal cancer and wood dust exposure / A. Leclerc and D. Luce -- Chromium accumulation of chromate workers' bronchi / Yuichi Ishikawa and Eiju Tsuchiya -- Benzene toxicokinetics in humans / Frederic Yves Bois -- Fluorometry of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in biological systems / Kuang-Pang Li, Ping Chiang, and Raxia Song -- Occupational exposure to organic solvents during paint stripping and painting / Marc Charretton and Raymond Vincent -- Occupational exposure to metallic cobalt / G. Mosconi [and others] -- Climate and chronic respiratory disease / Paul Beggs and Peter Curson -- Effects of acid precipitation on the environment and on human health / Lars Gerhardsson, Staffan Skerfving and Agneta Oskarsson -- Toxic effect of tannery effluent on the biochemical constituents in organisms / G. Varadaraj and M.A. Subramanian -- Bladder cancer and water disinfection methods / Michael A. McGeehin, John S. Reif -- Metal-induced development toxicity in mammals / Jose L. Domingo -- Genetic evaluation of pesticides in different short-term tests / Patrizia Hrelia -- Pesticide residues in food / Peter Dingle -- Biological monitoring by means of urinary samples and problems concerning concentration-dilution of spot urine / Andrea Trevisan -- Causes of artifacts in sorption studies with trace elements / Lorenzino Giusti -- Bioaccumulation of surfactants / J. Tolls and D.T.H.M. Sijm |
| Summary |
This addition to the Advances in Environmental Control Technology Series contains 23 chapters designed to provide an extensive overview and reference on human physiological responses to various forms of pollution |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental toxicology.
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Environmental Pollution -- adverse effects
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Environmental Pollutants -- toxicity
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Ecotoxicology
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MEDICAL -- Toxicology.
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Environmental toxicology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheremisinoff, Paul N.
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Bacis, M.
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| ISBN |
9780080533858 |
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008053385X |
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1281035246 |
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9781281035240 |
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9786611035242 |
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6611035249 |
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