Toxic and harmful substances in the environment and analysis detection

Author: Mao Genian
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book covers many interdisciplinary fields and is systematic and comprehensive. It is suitable for professionals in chemical engineering, biomedical, public health, environmental protection and monitoring, food hygiene, import and export inspection, and related fields, as well as for faculty and students of relevant disciplines in higher education institutions. The book is divided into fourteen chapters. Chapters 1 to 3 introduce the types and sources of toxic and harmful substances in the environment, their internal processes, their hazards to organisms, and toxicological testing methods, as well as an overview of sample collection, pretreatment, and detection methods. Chapters 4 to 14 elaborate on the physicochemical properties, pathogenic characteristics, pollution sources, toxic effects, hazards to humans, and detection methods of various toxic and harmful substances, including toxic and harmful gases, volatile organic compounds, chemical elements, pesticide and veterinary drug and hormone residues, carcinogenic organic compounds, bacteria, fungal toxins, viruses, parasites, and animal and plant toxins.