Plant, Jane A. Voulvoulis, Nikolaos. Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala 1954- text bibliography Electronic books. enk Chichester, West Sussex, U.K Hoboken, N.J Wiley-Blackwell 2012 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xviii, 357 pages) : illustrations 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. 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. editors Jane A. Plant, Nikolaos Voulvoulis, K. Vala Ragnarsdottir. Includes bibliographical references and index. Pollution Pollution Health aspects Nature Effect of human beings on Engineering Environmental engineering Environmental Studies TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Environmental Pollution Control Nature Effect of human beings on Pollution Pollution Health aspects TD196.C45 P65 2012eb 363.73 Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 (DLC) 2011025642 (OCoLC)745609454 9781119950127 1119950120 9781119950110 1119950112 9781119951063 1119951062 5F8FF737-2502-45BC-A253-BCF7012CF955 OverDrive, Inc. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950127 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119950127 EBLCP 120220 20171115104316.0 ocn777375559 eng