Environmental Toxicants : Human Exposures and

Provides the most current information and research available for performing risk assessments on exposed individuals and populations, giving guidance to public health authorities, primary care physicians, and industrial managers Reviews current knowledge on human exposure to selected chemical agents and physical factors in the ambient environment Updates and revises the previous edition, in light of current scientific literature and its significance to public health concerns Includes new chapters on: airline cabin exposures, arsenic, endocrine disruptors, and nanoparticles

Morton Lippmann, PhD, is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine, and the Director of NYU's Research Center for the Health Risks of Ambient Particulate Matter. Dr. Lippmann also directs the Human Exposure and Health Effects Research Program at New York University's Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine.

Introduction and Background
Perspectives On Individual And Community Risks
Reducing Risks - An Environmental Engineering Perspective
Clinical Perspective On Respiratory Toxicology
Industrial Perspectives
Drinking Water Disinfection Byproducts
Food
Volatile Organic Compounds and Sick Building Syndrome
Formaldehyde and Other Aldehydes
Ambient Air Particulate Matter
Arsenic
Asbestos and Other Mineral and Vitreous Fibers
Benzene
Carbon Monoxide
Chromium
Diesel Exhaust
Dioxins And Dioxin-Like Chemicals
Endocrine Active Chemicals: Broadening The Scope
Secondhand Smoke
Lead and Compounds
Mercury
Nitrogen Oxides
Ozone
Pesticides
Sulfur Oxides - SO2, H2SO4, NH4HSO4, and (NH4)2SO4
Microwaves and Electromagnetic Fields
Sources, Levels And Effects Of Manmade Ionizing Radiation and Radioactivity
Noise--Its Effects and Control
Radon and Lung Cancer
Ultraviolet Radiation
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Environmental Toxicants : Human Exposures and Their Health Effects

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