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BL
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988567
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b742937
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| Main Entry
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Yu, Ming-Ho,1928-
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| Title & Author
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Environmental toxicology : : biological and health effects of pollutants /\ Ming-Ho Yu.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton :: CRC Press,, ©2005.
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xiii, 339 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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156670670X
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: 9781566706704
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Environmental change and health -- Occurrence of toxicants -- Toxic action of pollutants -- Factors affecting xenobiotic action -- Biotransformation : metabolism of xenobiotics -- Defense responses to toxicants -- Air pollution : inorganic gases -- Air pollution : particulate matter -- Environmental fluoride -- Volatile organic compounds -- Soil and water pollution : environmental metals and metalloids -- Pesticides and related materials -- Endocrine disruption -- Mutagenic pollutants -- Environmental cancer -- Ecological risk assessment -- Appendix 1. Glossary -- Appendix 2. PCB nomenclature -- Appendix 3. Carcinogens listed in the Tenth Report on Carcinogens, 2002 -- Appendix 4. A case study : United Heckathorn assessment.
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| Abstract
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"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."--Jacket.
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Environmental health.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Écotoxicologie.
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Hygiène du milieu.
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Environmental health.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Umwelttoxikologie
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Umwelttoxikologie.
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Environmental Pollutants-- toxicity.
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Environmental Exposure-- adverse effects.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.9/02
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| LC Classification
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RA1226.Y79 2005
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| NLM classification
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2004 N-582
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WA 671Y94ea 2005
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MED 950fstub
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UMW 150fstub
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VET 300fstub
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WK 2200rvk
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