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1 online resource. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Issues in environmental science and technology ; 50.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Editor -- List of Contributors -- Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food and Feed: Principles, Applications and Future Perspectives -- 1 Introduction: Principles of Food and Feed Risk Assessment -- 2 Exposure Assessment: How Much of a Chemical is an Organism Exposed to? -- 2.1 Occurrence: Measuring the Amount of the Chemical in Food and Feed -- 2.2 Consumption: How Much of the Food or Feed is Consumed? -- 2.3 Putting Occurrence and Consumption Together -- 3 Hazard Identification and Characterisation -- 3.1 What the Body Does to the Chemical: Toxicokinetics |
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3.2 What the Chemical Does to the Body: Toxicodynamics -- 3.3 Toxicological Databases -- 4 Risk Characterisation: Comparing Exposure and Hazard to Determine Health Risk for the Exposed Population -- 4.1 Single Chemicals -- 4.2 Risk Assessment of Multiple Chemicals ''Chemical Mixtures'' -- 5 Widening the Approach to Animal Health and the Environment: Future Perspectives for One Health Approach -- References -- Chemical Pollution of the Aquatic Environment and Health -- Chemical Pollution of the Aquatic Environment and Health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Chemicals |
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2.1 Heavy Metals: Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium -- 2.2 Agricultural Fertilisers, Nitrates and Pesticides -- 2.3 Industrial Chemicals, Solvents, Plasticisers, Flame Retardants, Surfactants, -- 2.4 Chlorination By-products -- 2.5 Oestrogens and Endocrine Disruptors -- 2.6 Radioactivity -- 2.7 Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products and Antibiotics -- 2.8 Microplastics and Nanoparticles -- 3 Risk -- 3.1 Toxic Impact and Factors Affecting It -- 4 Discussion -- 4.1 Vulnerable Populations -- 4.2 Legislation and Unintended Consequences -- 4.3 Limits of Detection |
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4.4 Detected Substances as a Marker for Undetected Substances -- 4.5 Effective Reduction Measures and Interventions in the Source/Pathway/Receptor Chain -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Microbiological Contamination of Water and Health -- 1 Introduction: International Management Initiatives and Impacts: The Global Picture -- 2 Indicators and Pathogens -- 3 Water and Disease Transmission -- 3.1 Water-borne Disease and its Control Through Water Quality Standards -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollutant Exposure -- 1 Sources of Air Pollutants |
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1.1 Outdoor Air Pollutants and Sources -- 1.2 Indoor Air Pollutants and Sources (See Also Chapter 5) -- 2 Characteristics of Outdoor and Indoor Environments -- 2.1 Outdoor Environment Characteristics -- 2.2 Indoor Environment Characteristics -- 2.3 Interaction Between Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollutants -- 3 Air Pollution Guidelines and Standards: Outdoor and Indoor -- 4 Air Pollutant Exposure and Pathways -- 4.1 Exposure Assessment -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Effects of Air Pollution upon Public Health -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Concepts Related to Disease Burden Estimation |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 03, 2021). |
| Subject |
Environmental health.
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Environmental toxicology.
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Public health -- Environmental aspects.
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| Added Author |
Harrison, Roy M., 1948- editor.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Related To |
Print version: 9781788018951 |
| ISBN |
1839160438 (electronic book) |
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9781839160448 (electronic book) |
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1839160446 (electronic book) |
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9781839160431 (electronic book) |
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9781788018951 |
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1788018958 |
| OCLC # |
EBC6386206 |
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