| Description |
255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Environmental Change and Health. Our Changing Environment. Our Changing Disease Pattern. Examples of Environmental Diseases -- Ch. 3. Occurrence of Toxicants. Visible Smoke or Smog. Offensive Odors. Agricultural Damage. Intoxication of Animals. Injuries to Humans. Acute and Chronic Effects -- Ch. 4. Damage Process and Action of Toxicants. Plants. Mammalian Organism. Mechanism of Action -- Ch. 5. Factors Affecting Xenobiotic Action. Physicochemical Properties. Dose/Concentration. Duration and Mode of Exposure. Environmental Factors. Interaction. Biological Factors. Nutritional Factors -- Ch. 6. Metabolism of Environmental Chemicals. Types of Biotransformation. Mechanism of Biotransformation. Consequence of Biotransformation. Factors Influencing Biotransformation. Characteristics of the Cytochrome P450s -- Ch. 7. Defence Responses to Toxicants. Responses of Humans/Animals. Responses of Plants -- Ch. 8. Air Pollution - Inorganic Gases. Sulfur Dioxide. Nitrogen Dioxide. Ozone. Carbon Monoxide -- Ch. 9. Air Pollution - Particulate Matter. Characteristics. Formation of Particulates. Toxicity. Silica. Beryllium. Asbestos -- Ch. 10. Environmental Fluoride. Occurrence and Forms of Fluoride. Sources of Environmental Fluoride. Industrial Sources of Fluoride in the Environment. Effects on Plants. Effects on Animals. Effects on Humans -- Ch. 11. Volatile Organic Compounds. Sources. Petroleum Hydrocarbons. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons -- Ch. 12. Environmental Metals. Lead. Cadmium. Mercury. Nickel. Arsenic -- Ch. 13. Pesticides and Related Materials. Insecticides. Herbicides. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Polybrominated Biphenyls. Dioxin -- Ch. 14. Mutagenic Pollutants. Types of Mutation. Effect of Mutations. Induction of Mutation -- Ch. 15. Environmental Cancer. Causes of Cancer. Stages in the Development of Cancer. Metastasis. Classification of Carcinogens. Metabolism of Chemical Carcinogens. DNA Repair |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Environmental toxicology.
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| LC no. |
00030444 |
| ISBN |
156670474X alkaline paper |
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