Pollutants, human health, and the environment : a risk based approach / editors Jane A. Plant, Nikolaos Voulvoulis, K. Vala Ragnarsdottir. [electronic resource] Plant, Jane A. Voulvoulis, Nikolaos. Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala, 1954- Pollution. Pollution Health aspects. Nature Effect of human beings on. TD196.C45 P65 2012eb 363.73 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Pollutants, the Environment and Human Health is a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of environmental pollutants that are of current concern to human health. Clearly structured throughout, the main body of the book is divided by pollutant type with a chapter devoted to each group of pollutants. Each chapter will follow a similar format to facilitate comparison and discussion. For each pollutant, the authors describe the sources, pathways, environmental fate and sinks as well as known toxicological effects. Importantly the second chapter on heavy metals and other inorganic substances will deal. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xviii, 357 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950127 eng Pollutants, human health, and the environment. Pollutants, human health, and the environment.