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Environmental toxicology
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Ming-Ho Yu |
"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 t… |
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Is arsenic an aphrodisiac?
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William R. Cullen |
"Up until now, there has been no book that covers arsenic with such breadth. This book is a general appreciation of how much the element, arsenic, has become part of our lives. Written in an entertai… |
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Environmental health sourcebook
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Laura Larsen |
"Provides basic consumer health information about the health effects of environmental hazards and diseases linked to environmental causes, with facts about the impact on specific populations. Include… |
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Mercury in the environment
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Michael S. Bank |
"Mercury pollution and contamination are widespread, well documented, and continue to pose a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. In response to a growing need for unders… |
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Environmental toxicology
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Ming-Ho Yu |
"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 … |
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The metabolism of arsenite
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Joanne M. Santini,Seamus A. Ward |
"Up to 200 million people in 70 countries are at risk from drinking water contaminated with arsenic, which is a major cause of chronic debilitating illnesses and fatal cancers. Until recently little … |
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Is it safe?
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Sarah A. Vogel |
"We are all just a little bit plastic. Traces of bisphenol A or BPA, a chemical used in plastics production, are widely detected in our bodies and environment. Is this chemical, and its presence in … |
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Quantitative modeling in toxicology
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Melvin E. Andersen,Kannan Krishnan |
"In Quantitative Modeling in Toxicology leading experts outline the current state of knowledge on the modeling of dose, tissue interactions and tissue responses. Each chapter describes the mathematic… |
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Immunotoxicology of environmental and occupational metals
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Judith T. Zelicoff,Peter T. Thomas |
Provides an overview of the effects of environmentally and occupationally important metals on the immune system and host defence in a variety of mammalian species including humans. |
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Skin sensitization in chemical risk assessment
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World Health Organization (WHO) |
This publication presents the conclusions of an IPCS Workshop on Skin Sensitization in Chemical Risk Assessment. The workshop focused on the question of methods for dose-response assessment, to evalu… |
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Gossypol, a potential contraceptive for men
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Sheldon J. Segal |
xiii, 271 pages : 26 cm |
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Teratogenic effects of drugs
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Janine E. Polifka,J. M. Friedman |
"Teratogenic exposures during embryonic or fetal life can produce permanent abnormalities of structure or function. Although the number of individuals affected is relatively small - perhaps accountin… |
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Inheritor's Powder
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Sandra Hempel |
This is the story of how an infamous murder case led to the birth of modern toxicology. In the 19th century criminal poisoning with arsenic was frighteningly easy. For a few pence and with few questi… |
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Human Drug Metabolism
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Michael Coleman |
Drug metabolism is a core area of pharmacology. Before any drug can be licensed it is essential to know how the body metabolises the drug, and the short and long-term effects it has on the body. It … |
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