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Toxicology. Poisons

  • Aflatoxin and Food Safetyby Hamed K. Abbas

    CRC Press 2005; US$ 239.95

    Aflatoxins are produced by Aspergillus fungi species, are responsible for damage to 25% of the world's food crop, and also cause human and animal disease in countries where using contaminated grain cannot be avoided. Scientists, most from the southern US, review the progress made in understanding and combating the fungi over the past 15 years. Thei more...

  • Amphetamines and Methamphetamineby Christine Adamec; David J Triggle

    Infobase Publishing 2011; US$ 34.95

    The abuse of amphetamines is a serious problem in the United States among all age groups, from adolescents to those ages 40 and older, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Methamphetamine, a form of amphetamine, is about twice as addictive as other amphetamines, making it a particularly worrisome drug. Amphetamines... more...

  • Prenatal Alcohol Use and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disordersby Susan A. Adubato; Deborah E. Cohen

    Bentham Science Publishers 2011; US$ 79.00

    This eBook addresses the impact of prenatal exposure to alcohol, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). It presents a compilation of current research by leading experts in the field and serves as a guide to future directions in FASD research, interventions and treatment. The book includes a comprehensive compendium of our knowledge of the dangers... more...

  • N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidoneby Bengt Akesson

    World Health Organization 2001; US$ 21.00

    This book evaluates the risks to human health and the environment posed by exposures to N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). NMP is a water-miscible organic solvent and is used in the petrochemical industry in the microelectronics fabrication industry and in the manufacture of various compounds including cosmetics drugs insecticides. An increasing use of... more...

  • Plastics, Rubber and Healthby Güneri Akovali

    iSmithers Rapra Publishing 2007; US$ 198.00

    In recent years there have been certain scare stories about the possible negative effects on human health from some of these materials. However, today, it is realised that it is often not the polymers themselves, but their monomers or the additives used that are responsible for these negative effects. And the reality is that a lot of polymers are used... more...

  • Mechanisms and Concepts in Toxicologyby Norman Aldridge

    CRC Press 1996; US$ 99.95

    Focuses on research procedures in toxicology, aiming to illustrate concepts and types of toxicity from a mechanistic point of view. Examples of chemical intoxicants are used to illustrate mechanisms in each stage of toxicity. more...

  • Instrumental Methods in Metal Ion Speciationby Imran Ali

    CRC Press 2006; US$ 199.95

    The knowledge of metal ion speciation is essential for predicting the exact toxicities of metal ion species in the environment. Metal ions can exist in various oxidation states, each of which possesses different physical and chemical properties as well as exhibit varying toxicities. Often, toxicity data is unreliable because it is based on metal ion... more...

  • Chiral Pollutantsby Imran Ali; Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein

    Wiley 2005; US$ 290.00

    Today, among the various chiral discrimination methods, chromatography and capillary electrophoresis techniques have become powerful tools in environmental analysis. Therefore, there is a need to describe the art of the determination of the chiral pollutants in the environmental matrices.  This book provides the complete information on the... more...

  • Essentials of Medical Geologyby Brian Alloway; Jose Centeno; Robert Finkelman; Ron Fuge; Ulf Lindh; Pauline Smedley; Olle Selinus

    Springer 2012; US$ 94.99

    Essentials of Medical Geology reviews the essential concepts and practical tools required to tackle environmental and public health problems. It is organized into four main sections. The first section deals with the fundamentals of environmental biology, the natural and anthropogenic sources of health elements that impact health and illustrate key... more...

  • Dow's Chemical Exposure Index Guideby American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

    Wiley 2010; US$ 71.95

    Dow Chemical developed the Chemical Exposure Index to help its engineers design and operate safer facilities. This seminal guide to rating the relative acute health hazard potential of a chemical release to workers and the neighboring community is available to the chemical process community. The index uses a methodology for estimating airborne quantity... more...