Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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1.1 Study of Environmental Toxicology
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1.2 Worldwide Development in Recent Decades
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1.3 Environmental Pollution and Law
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1.4 Importance of Environmental Toxicology
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1.5 Toxicity Testing À A Brief Review
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1.5.1 Introduction
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1.5.2 The Dose–Response Relationship
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1.6 References
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1.7 Review Questions
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CHAPTER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND HEALTH 13
2.1 Our Changing Environment
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2.1.1 Introduction
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2.1.2 Global Climate Changes
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2.1.3 Air Pollution
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2.1.3.1 Introduction
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2.1.3.2 Air Pollution and Developing Economies
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2.1.4 Water Pollution
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2.1.5 Soil Pollution
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2.2 The Changing Disease Pattern
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2.3 Examples of Environmental Diseases
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2.3.1 Introduction
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2.3.2 Cancer
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2.3.3 Birth Defects
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2.3.4 Reproductive Damage
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2.3.5 Respiratory Diseases
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2.3.6 Heavy-Metal Induced Diseases
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2.4 References
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2.5 Review Questions
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CHAPTER 3 OCCURRENCE OF TOXICANTS
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3.1 Introduction
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3.2 Visible Smoke or Smog
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3.3 Offensive Odors
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3.4 Agricultural Damage
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