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Agro-based Ecotoxicological Preview on Anthropogenic Activities on Ecosystems
Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$230.00Quick ViewThis book provides selected authorship on anthropogenic impacts caused by arsenic, lead, chromium and other pollutants and contaminants emanating from identified activities (e.g. tanning industry, effect of irrigation water and exposure to living tissue). The basis of the study is to improve on the knowledge and spread awareness to the general public. In this book,…
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Ever-changing environmental conditions and climatic transformations have affected each component of the environment. Increasing rates of soil, air and water pollution have altered the growth and production of vegetation to a greater extent and medicinal plants are also not spared from this. Medicinal plants form an important part of traditional and modern systems of medicine.…
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Exposed: Special Issues Regarding Agent Orange, Coal Mine Dust and Radiation Exposures
Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$69.00Quick ViewThe U.S. Armed Forces used a variety of chemical defoliants to clear dense jungle land in Vietnam during the war. Agent Orange (named for the orange-colored identifying stripes on the barrels) was by far the most widely used herbicide during the Vietnam War. Many Vietnam-era veterans believe that their exposure to Agent Orange caused them…
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This book includes six chapters. The first chapter introduces the characteristics and the classification of POPs; the second chapter explains the harm of POPs from the perspective of environmental science; the third chapter introduces in detail the distribution characteristics of POPs in China; the fourth chapter analyses the need for legal governance to prevent and…
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Chemical Risk Assessment Activities in the U.S. with Overviews of Canada, Australia, and the WHO
Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$95.00Quick ViewWith thousands of chemicals in commercial use in the United States, decision makers rely on toxicity assessment information to examine the risks these substances may pose. Several key federal agencies—including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National…
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Depleted Uranium Induced Petkau Effect: Challenges for the Future
Nuclear Materials and Disaster Research, Radiation, Physics and Astronomy, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$82.00Quick ViewThe primary objective of this study is to contribute to a better understanding of the interaction of depleted uranium as a source of low dose radiation with the living world and humans in a contaminated environment. There has been increased interest in biological effects of low dose radiation after the incident in Chernobyl. Uncertainty of…
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Volatile Organic Compounds: Occurrence, Behavior and Ecological Implications
Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$160.00Quick ViewVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) are hazardous highly toxic pollutants that cause a number of environmental and human health problems. They are released during a wide range of industrial, transportation and commercial activities and their emissions have reached high levels. This book provides a review of the occurrence, behavior and ecological implications of VOCs. Chapter One…
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Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Health Implications and Impacts on the Environment
Geology and Mineralogy Research Developments, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$110.00Quick ViewAsbestos is the commercial name for various mineral silicates associated with numerous respiratory diseases, notably mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. This book examines risk assessments, health implications and impacts on the environment of asbestos. Chapter One provides a summary of exposure during abatement/removal of asbestos-containing floor tile and mastic. Chapter Two discusses the epidemiological patterns…
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Despite several improvements in risk assessment and exposure prevention, the occupational environment could expose workers to a wide variety of risk factors. Beside “classical” risk factors, such as chemical compounds, physical agents and biological agents, a group of “new” risk factors has become more and more prevalent over the last few decades; psychosocial hazards in…
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Heavy Metals and Health
$190.00Quick ViewHeavy metals are persistent in the environment and their elevated emission during longer periods of time can cause contamination of the environment. They are emitted in all environmental media, but can also be easily transported between them due to the atmospheric deposition, water runoff, etc., and thus accumulate in the environment or penetrate the food…
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DDT: Properties, Uses and Toxicity
Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$95.00Quick ViewDichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is the world famous synthetic organochlorine broad-spectrum insecticide used in the control of mosquito vectors of malaria and insect pests of agriculture in developing countries, due to its low cost and high efficiency. This book discusses properties, uses and toxicity of DDT. Chapter One reports the empty-orbital electronic structure and experimental data of…
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Groundwater Contamination: Performance, Limitations and Impacts
Water Resource Planning, Development and Management, Water Supply, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$82.00Quick ViewGroundwater contamination is nearly always the result of human activity. In areas where population density is high and human use of the land is intensive, ground water is especially vulnerable. Virtually any activity whereby chemicals or wastes may be released to the environment, either intentionally or accidentally, has the potential to pollute groundwater. When groundwater…
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Radioactive Wastes and Exposure: Fundamentals, Management Strategies and Environmental Implications
Waste and Waste Management, Waste Management, Waste, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$160.00Quick ViewMedical exposure to ionizing radiation remains by far the largest contributor to the radiation dose from manmade sources of radiation. Strategies for dose and risk management, with a focus on the minimization of the stochastic effect and prevention of tissue reactions are presented in Chapter One. A critical review about solid radioactive wastes in Nuclear…
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Arsenic (As) is one of the most toxic elements for plants, animal and humans, found in waters. It is considered as carcinogenic and causative agent of numerous human diseases by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, group 1) since 1980. Based on these observations and evidences, many studies have highlighted the interest of…
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Many organic pollutants, such as, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are detected in the environment at low concentrations. Due to their large-scale production and usage, toxicity, bioaccumulation and persistence in the environment, they can cause harmful effects to organisms and to human health. Atmospheric deposition, industrial and urban activity…
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In the first chapter, Yin-Hui Leong, Nurul Izzah Ahmad, and Rahmat Awang, provide an overview of literature on recent progress in aflatoxins research including health effects and human exposure through alimentary or dermal pathways. Next, Mufida Aljicevic MD, PhD, and Damir Ljuboja present a study with the goal to decide whether foods of plant origin…
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Contaminated Soils: Sources, Properties and Impacts
Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Environmental Sciences$190.00Quick ViewThis book provides current research on sources, properties and impacts of contaminated soils. Chapter One reviews the research progress in nanotoxicology related to a systematic approach of evaluating nanomaterials toxicity. Chapter Two discusses the immobilization and mobilization of heavy metals. Chapter Three identifies wheat germplasm resistant to heavy metals, and donors for breeding and promising…
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Ecotoxicology in Latin America
Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology, Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology, Toxic and Hazardous SubstancesFrom: $217.00Quick ViewLatin America is one of the most diverse but also vulnerable regions in the world that is under continuous anthropogenic pressure due to increasing urban, industrial and agricultural developments. Although there are many research groups studying the impacts caused by those pressures, the results and conclusions obtained by many of them are largely unknown because…
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