Environmental Toxicology

Author: Meng Zi
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This book consists of four parts and twenty-four chapters, aiming to discuss various fields of environmental toxicology from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Part 1 (Chapters 1-4) primarily introduces the fundamental theories of environmental toxicology, covering the absorption, distribution, transformation, and excretion of environmental chemicals, as well as the basic theories of mutagenesis, teratogenesis, and carcinogenesis caused by chemicals. Part 2 (Chapters 5-13) elaborates on the toxic effects of different pollutants (factors) in the environment, including heavy metals, petroleum, solvents, pesticides, ionizing and electromagnetic radiation, natural toxins, and common carcinogens. Part 3 (Chapters 14-19) proposes and discusses six major branches of environmental toxicology, such as atmospheric pollution toxicology, soil toxicology, aquatic environmental toxicology, occupational toxicology, estuarine ecotoxicology, and wildlife toxicology, with the goal of broadening and deepening the research scope of this discipline. Part 4 (Chapters 20-24) primarily introduces the commonly used basic research methods in environmental toxicology, such as environmental epidemiological methods, environmental chemistry and toxicology research techniques, human health risk assessment, and ecological risk assessment. This book is suitable for professionals engaged in environmental toxicology and environmental protection, as well as for educators, researchers, and administrative personnel. It can also serve as a reference textbook for undergraduate students majoring in environmental science and as a reading material for graduate students in environmental medicine and toxicology.