Handbook of Hazardous Materials

by Morton Corn (Editor)

Overview

Handbook of Hazardous Materials is a one-volume compendium of hazardous materials that discusses the toxic effects of these materials on human health and the global environment. It provides comprehensive coverage of individual toxic elements, covers hazardous material groups, and includes more general articles such as evaluation and testing of carcinogens, transport of pollutants, and inhalation toxicology. The fully referenced articles are presented in alphabetical order. The book features a subject index as well as numerous cross-references.

Individual articles are preceded by a topical outline and discuss the origin, prevalence, mechanisms of toxicity and damaging effects of each hazardous material.Comprehensive coverage of individual toxic elements, includingAsbestosAlarLeadMercuryCoverage of hazardous material groups, such asPesticidesFood additivesNitrogen compoundsMore general articles, such asEvaluation and testing of carcinogensTransport of pollutantsInhalation toxicology

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323139557
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/02/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	772
File size:	22 MB
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Table of Contents

Ambient Acidic Aerosols. Aquatic Toxicology, Analysis of Combination Effects. Asbestos Contaminated Drinking Water. Bioconcentration of Persistent Chemicals. Biodegradation of Xenobiotic Chemicals. Biological Monitors of Pollution. Biotechnology, Occupational Health Issues. Botulinum Toxin. Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Detecting Markers of Lung Damage. Cadmium. Chloroform. Chromium. Cleaning and Laundry Products, Human Exposure Assessments. Cobalt Dusts. Cyanide. Cytotoxicity of Mycotoxins. Diesel Exhaust, Effects on the Respiratory System. Dioxin, Health Effects. Dust Particles, Occupational Considerations. Ecotoxicological Testing. Effect of Environmental Toxicants on the Cytoskeleton. Environmental Monitoring. Environmental Cancer Risks. Ethanol Fuel Toxicity. Fluoride, Toxicity of. Formaldehyde, Exposure Effects on Human Health. Fungicides. Genetically Engineered Microbes, Monitoring and Containing. Hazardous Substances, Regulation by Government Agencies. Hazardous Waste Reduction. Herbicides. Hydrogen Sulfide. Immune Response to Environmental Agents. Industrial Solvents. Inorganic Mineral Particulates in the Lung. Lead Poisoning. Metal&150;Metal Toxic Interactions. Monitoring Indicators of Plants and Human Health for Air Pollution. Mutagenicity Test with Cultured Mammalian Cells: Cytogenetic Assay. Natural Anticarcinogens, Carcinogens, and Mechanisms of Cancer. Nitric Oxide and Nitrogen Dioxide, Toxicology. Organic Solvents, Health Effects. Organic Micropollutants in Lake Sediments. Oxides of Nitrogen. Ozone Carcinogenesis. Ozone Exposure, Respiratory Health Effects. Peroxisomes. Pesticides and Food Safety. Pesticide Toxicology. Pharmacokinetics, Individual Differences. Plants as Detectors of Atmospheric Mutagens. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Impact on Humans and Environment. Protists as Indicators of Water Quality in Marine Environment. Rubbery Industry, Toxicity of Work Environment. Selenium. Silica and Lung Inflammation. Soil Decontamination. Sulfur Mustard as a Carcinogen. Toxic Agents and Thermoregulation. Triethylamine. Uranium, Reproductive Effects. Volatile Organic Chemicals. Xylenes. Zinc.

Editorial Reviews

Provides brief summaries of relevant information and the prevailing state of knowledge on a range of topics in the field of hazardous materials, for scientific/technical readers who need a practical summary in an area other than their own, and for nonscientific readers interested in learning more about potentially hazardous materials, their occurrence in the environment, and appropriate approaches to minimize risks to human health and the environment. In general, topics addressed are familiar and of concern with regard to recent or current emphasis by the government, the scientific community, or the media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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