Pollutants, human health, and the environment : a risk based approach /

• Other Authors: Plant, Jane A., Voulvoulis, Nikolaos, Ragnarsdottir, Kristin Vala, 1954-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: Pollution.; Pollution > Health aspects.; Nature > Effect of human beings on.; Engineering.; Environmental engineering.; Environmental Studies.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.; Electronic books.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.