Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection

A Handbook for Field Professionals
Herausgeber: Baker, David; Murray, Virginia; Karalliedde, Lakshman

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Produktbeschreibung

Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection is ideal as both a course book for students and a handbook for field professionals involved in responding to chemical incidents and local environmental concerns. Produced by Health Protection England, it offers a comprehensive and structured approach to dealing with toxicological problems worldwide. The text covers both the basics of toxicology and its application to issues of topical concern such as contaminated land, food additives, and water and air pollution. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field, making Essentials of Toxicology for Health Protection essential reading for all professionals in environmental public health, including: health protection consultants, specialists and trainees; public health practitioners; environmental health practitioners; environmental scientists; and staff of the emergency services, the water and waste industries, and other industrial and regulatory bodies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780199652549
• ISBN-10: 0199652546
• Artikelnr.: 34739020

Inhaltsangabe

* Section 1: Fundamentals of Toxicology
* 1.1: Lakshman Karalliedde, David Baker, Virginia Murray, Norman
Parkinson: Introduction to toxicology
* 1.2: David Baker: Target organs
* 1.3: Kevin Chipman: Experimental methods for investigating and
interpretation of results in the toxicity of chemicals
* 1.4: Ovnair Sepai: Introduction to human biomonitoring in public
health
* Section 2: Applications of Toxicology
* 2.1: Robie Kamanyire, Nicholas Brooke: Sources of toxicological
information
* 2.2: Simon FJ Clarke, Nicholas Castle: Medical management of chemical
incidents
* 2.3: David Baker, Ishani Kar-Pukayastha: Susceptibility to
environmental hazards
* 2.4: Virginia Murray, Ishani Kar-Purkayastha, Norman Parkinson:
Occupational toxicology
* Section 3: Environmental Toxicology
* 3.1: Robert L Maynard: Air pollution in the United Kingdom
* 3.2: Sohel Saikat, James Wilson: Public health risk assessment of
contaminated land
* 3.3: Gary Lauing: Management of incidents affecting drinking water
quality
* 3.4: Diane Benford: Food additives and contaminants
* Section 4: A Review of Some Toxic Agents
* 4.1: Lakshman Karalliedde, Catherine Keshishian: Carbon monoxide
poisoning
* 4.2: Nicholas Brooke, Lakshman Karalliedde: Toxicity of heavy metals
and trace elements
* 4.3: Lakshman Karalliedde, Timothy C Marrs: The toxicology of
pesticides
* 4.4: Toxicology associated with traditional medicines
* 4.45: Lakshman KaralleiddeDavid Baker: Chemical weapons; Deliberate
release of chemical agents
* 4.6: James Wakefield, Robert Maynard: Combustion Toxicology
* 4.7: Vicki Stone: Nanotoxicology: Current activities and
considerations
* Appendices
* Basic medical concepts