Author : P. Apostoli
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,35 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9241572345
Definitions of species and speciation - - Strructural aspects of speciation - - Analytical techniques and methodology - - Bioaccessibility and bioavailability - - Toxicokinetics and biological monitoring - - Molecular and cellular mechanisms of metal toxicity - - Health effects - - Conclusions and recommendations.
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Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 17,96 MB
Release : 2010
Category : House & Home
ISBN :
This book presents WHO guidelines for the protection of public health from risks due to a number of chemicals commonly present in indoor air. The substances considered in this review, i.e. benzene, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, naphthalene, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (especially benzo[a]pyrene), radon, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene, have indoor sources, are known in respect of their hazardousness to health and are often found indoors in concentrations of health concern. The guidelines are targeted at public health professionals involved in preventing health risks of environmental exposures, as well as specialists and authorities involved in the design and use of buildings, indoor materials and products. They provide a scientific basis for legally enforceable standards.
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Page : 344 pages
File Size : 30,32 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Acetonitrile
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,68 MB
Release : 2000-09-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309171717
Mercury is widespread in our environment. Methylmercury, one organic form of mercury, can accumulate up the aquatic food chain and lead to high concentrations in predatory fish. When consumed by humans, contaminated fish represent a public health risk. Combustion processes, especially coal-fired power plants, are major sources of mercury contamination in the environment. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering regulating mercury emissions from those plants. Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury reviews the health effects of methylmercury and discusses the estimation of mercury exposure from measured biomarkers, how differences between individuals affect mercury toxicity, and appropriate statistical methods for analysis of the data and thoroughly compares the epidemiological studies available on methylmercury. Included are discussions of current mercury levels on public health and a delineation of the scientific aspects and policy decisions involved in the regulation of mercury. This report is a valuable resource for individuals interested in the public health effects and regulation of mercury. The report also provides an excellent example of the implications of decisions in the risk assessment process for a larger audience.
Author : Roger Detels
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1717 pages
File Size : 38,89 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Medical
ISBN : 019881013X
Sixth edition of the hugely successful, internationally recognised textbook on global public health and epidemiology, with 3 volumes comprehensively covering the scope, methods, and practice of the discipline
Author : David Baker
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780199652549
Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection is a key handbook and course reader for all health protection professionals. It covers the basics of toxicology and its application to issues of topical concern including contaminated land, water pollution and traditional medicines.
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Page : 181 pages
File Size : 12,29 MB
Release : 1984
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Author : Thomas W. Clarkson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 698 pages
File Size : 39,48 MB
Release : 2011-10-31
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781461282662
This document is the result of a conference on "Biological Monitoring of Metals" held in Rochester, June 2-6, 1986, organized jointly by the Environmental Health Sciences Center of the School of Medicine and Dentistry of the University of Rochester, NY, and the Scientific Committee on the Toxicology of Metals within the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) at the Karolinska Institute and the National (Swedish) Institute of Environmental Medicine and the University of Umea, Sweden. The aim of the Conference was to define and evaluate the scientific basis for the biological monitoring of metals. The conference was co-sponsored by the World Health Organization through its International Program on Chemical Safety and received substantial encouragement and support from the Swedish Work Environmental Fund and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This was the second conference organized jointly by the Scientific Committee on the Toxicology of Metals and The Toxicology Division of the University of Rochester. The previous joint conference was held in 1982 on the Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity of Metals. In addition, conferences have been organized by each group (see Appendices A and B). Several of these conferences are specially relevant to the topic of the current conference. These include the joint conference mentioned above and the conferences on dose-effect and dose-response relationship held in Tokyo in 1974 and on accumulation of metals held in Buenos Aires in 1972.
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Page : 187 pages
File Size : 50,77 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Environmental health
ISBN : 9789241572255
Author : Annalee Yassi
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 11,42 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 019513558X
Drawing from the social sciences, the natural sciences and the health sciences, this text introduces students to the principles and methods applied in environmental health. Topics range from toxicology to injury analysis.
