04165cam a2200745Ia 4500 ocn777375559 OCoLC 20171115104316.0 m o d cr |n|---||||| 120220s2012 enka ob 001 0 eng d 9781119950127 (electronic bk.) 1119950120 (electronic bk.) 9781119950110 (electronic bk.) 1119950112 (electronic bk.) 9781119951063 (electronic bk.) 1119951062 (electronic bk.) 9780470742617 0470742615 9780470742600 0470742607 AU@ 000049013963 AU@ 000051449953 CHNEW 000619243 DEBBG BV041829346 DEBSZ 397239556 DEBSZ 428696783 NZ1 14191163 NZ1 15340674 NZ1 15412270 (OCoLC)777375559 (OCoLC)787845444 (OCoLC)872690893 5F8FF737-2502-45BC-A253-BCF7012CF955 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ DG1 N$T YDXCP VPI TXA MERUC OCLCQ TEFOD OCLCF DEBSZ OCLCQ CNSPO E7B NLE TEFOD OCLCQ COO OCLCQ OCLCA DG1 OCLCA OCL OCLCO MAIN TD196.C45 P65 2012eb TEC 010010 bisacsh 363.73 Pollutants, human health, and the environment : a risk based approach / editors Jane A. Plant, Nikolaos Voulvoulis, K. Vala Ragnarsdottir. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 1 online resource (xviii, 357 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. POLLUTANTS, HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A RISK BASED APPROACH; Contents; Forewords; Tribute; The Editors; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The scientific appraisal of hazardous substances in the environment; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Fundamental concepts of toxicology; 1.3 Some notions of environmental epidemiology; 1.4 Scientific evidence and the precautionary principle; 1.5 Uncertainty and controversy: the endocrine disruption example; 1.6 Concluding remarks; References; 2 Regulatory systems and guidelines for the management of risk; 2.1 Introduction. 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. Print version record. Pollution. Pollution Health aspects. Nature Effect of human beings on. Engineering. Environmental engineering. Environmental Studies. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Pollution Control. bisacsh Nature Effect of human beings on. fast (OCoLC)fst01034564 Pollution. fast (OCoLC)fst01070069 Pollution Health aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01070115 Electronic books. Plant, Jane A. Voulvoulis, Nikolaos. Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala, 1954- Print version: Pollutants, human health, and the environment. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 9780470742617 (DLC) 2011025642 (OCoLC)745609454 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950127 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 205598 205598