Environmental toxicology : biological and health effects of pollutants

This second edition of Environmental Toxicology focuses on the biological and health effects of environmental toxicants on living organisms, stressing the relationship between human activities and the environment, and environmental changes in relation to changing patterns of human diseases. The book discusses metabolism, toxicants and their damage process, and environmental, biological, and nutritional factors that may influence toxicity, as well as several natural defense Systems including the mechanisms for detoxification, such as endogenous antioxidants and free radical scavenging enzymes, on a cellular level. Environmental Toxicology: Biological and Health Effects of Pollutants also explores the parallels between developing economies and pollution related health problems. It analyzes EPA Criteria Air Pollutants, VOCs, soil and water pollution, fluoride, environmental metals and metalloids, pesticides and related material such as PCBs and dioxins, and their relationship with endocrine disruption and environmental cancer. This comprehensive approach offers insight into the interaction of various chemical agents with DNA. A chapter dealing with an introduction to ecological risk assessment and its role in regulation and policymaking is also included.