Environmental Harmful Factors and Human Health (Second Edition) (A Series of Books on Protection Against Harmful Factors in Living Environment)

Author: Chang Yuanxun (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is one of the volumes in the series "Protective Measures Against Harmful Factors in the Living Environment." With the advancement of science and technology and the development of industrialized society, people's lives have become increasingly modernized, with a wide variety of chemicals prevalent in all aspects of life. Chemicals can benefit humanity, but they can also have adverse effects on the environment, thereby endangering human health. This book provides a detailed explanation of the basic concepts of toxins, chemicals, exogenous chemicals, and infectious diseases caused by biological factors, as well as the absorption, distribution, excretion, and biotransformation of exogenous chemicals. It focuses on introducing the mutagenic, teratogenic, and carcinogenic effects of exogenous chemicals and biological factors on humans, as well as the systemic damage and infectious diseases they cause. It also briefly introduces preventive and control measures to enhance people's self-protection awareness in daily life, popularize protective knowledge, and thereby improve quality of life. This book is suitable for readers with a junior high school education or higher.