Trichloroethylene: Toxicity and Health Risks

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gilbert, Kathleen M. (Editor), Blossom, Sarah J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Molecular biology.; Pharmacology.; Medical biochemistry.; Epidemiology.; Environmental health.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Molecular Medicine.; Medical Biochemistry.; Environmental Health.

A comprehensive overview of the effects of trichloroethylene toxicity caused by real-life exposure levels highlighting how exposure to trichloroethylene may contribute to the etiology of several idiopathic human diseases. Discussion will focus on different kinds of modeling and how they may be used...

Table of Contents:

• History of TCE
• Trichloroethylene and autoimmunity in human and animal.-Hypersensitivity Dermatitis and Hepatitis
• Trichloroethylene-induced oxidative stress and autoimmunity.-Brain and Behavioral Changes in Rodent Models
• Role of Trichloroethylene in Parkinson’s disease
• Neuroimmune effects of developmental TCE exposure
• Environmental sensitivity to trichloroethylene (TCE) in the developing heart
• Trichloroethylene and Cancer
• Epigenetic Alterations Due to Trichloroethylene
• Mathematical Modeling and Trichloroethylene  .