Environmental Toxicology

This book consists of two parts. In the first part basic metabolic, physiological, and pharmacological concepts are used to explain the fate of toxic chemicals in the body, with emphasis on carcinogenesis and mutagenesis. This part also contains a chapter on chemicals disrupting the endocrine system...

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Main Author: Ruchirawat, M.
Format: Book
Language:Undetermined
Published: Thailand Chulabhorn Research institute 2002
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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520 |a This book consists of two parts. In the first part basic metabolic, physiological, and pharmacological concepts are used to explain the fate of toxic chemicals in the body, with emphasis on carcinogenesis and mutagenesis. This part also contains a chapter on chemicals disrupting the endocrine system and a chapter on risk assessment and the precautionary principle. The second section deals with specific environmental problems - air pollution, alteration of the earth's atmosphere, water and land pollution, including sections on wetlands, organic agriculture and genetically modified crops. It also deals with health and environmental effects of ionized radiation, and the effect of a rapid population growth on the environmental and human welfare. Chapter on pollution control and regulatory policies are also included. 
650 |a Ô nhiễm,Pollution 
650 |x Diện mạo môi trường,Environmental aspects 
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