TY - BOOK AU - Yu,Ming-Ho AU - Tsunoda,Humio AU - Tsunoda,Masashi TI - Environmental toxicology : biological and health effects of pollutants SN - 9781439840382 U1 - 615.92 YUM PY - 2012/// CY - Boca Raton, FL PB - CRC Press KW - Environmental toxicology KW - Environmental health KW - Environmental Pollutants KW - toxicity KW - Environmental Exposure KW - adverse effects N1 - Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Environmental changes and health -- ch. 3. Occurrence of toxicants -- ch. 4. Toxic action of pollutants -- ch. 5. Factors affecting xenobiotic action -- ch. 6. Biotransformation : metabolism of xenobiotics -- ch. 7. Responses to environmental toxicants -- ch. 8. Air pollution : inorganic gases -- ch. 9. Air pollution : particulate matter -- ch. 10. Environmental fluoride -- ch. 11. Volatile organic compounds -- ch. 12. Soil and water pollution : environmental metals and metalloids -- ch. 13. Pesticides and related materials -- ch. 14. Occupational toxicology -- ch. 15. Endocrine disruption -- ch. 16. Mutagenic pollutants -- ch. 17. Environmental cancer N2 - "Written primarily as a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this book provides fundamental knowledge concerning the biological and health effects of pollutants on living systems. Also able to serve as a reference for professionals, the book stresses the chemical and biological characteristics of major pollutants found in the air, water, and soil, and their impacts on the health and wellbeing of humans, animals, and plants. This new edition is greatly expanded and updated, includes a color insert, and contains a new chapter on Occupational Toxicology"--Provided by publisher ER -