Wiley Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects

Product Description An Updated Reference on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxicants and A Study of Their Impact on Public HealthWith the 4th edition of Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects, readers have access to up-to-date information on the study and science of environmental toxicology and public health worldwide. Practitioners and professionals can use this resource to understand newly discovered information on the adverse health effects of toxins and pollutants in air, water, and occupational and environmental environments on large human populations.The 4th edition of this book is updated to reflect new knowledge and research on:●      Performing risk assessments on exposed individuals●      Assessing the effects of toxicants and substances on large populations for health and medical professionals●      Patterns of human exposure to select chemical toxicants●      World Trade Center dust, agents for chemical terrorism, and nanoparticlesFor health professionals, including health authorities, public health officials, physicians, and industrial managers, who are seeking new research and techniques for managing environmental substances, this invaluable reference will guide you through in a thorough, easy- to-read manner. From the Inside Flap An Updated Reference on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxicants and A Study of Their Impact on Public HealthWith the fourth edition of Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their HealthEffects, readers have access to up-to-date information on the study and science of environmental toxicology and public health worldwide. Practitioners and professionals can use this resource to understand newly discovered information on the adverse health effects of toxins and pollutants in air, water, and occupational and environmental environments on large human populations. The fourth edition of this book is updated to reflect new knowledge and research on: Performing risk assessments on exposed individualsAssessing the effects of toxicants and substances on large populations for health and medical professionalsPatterns of human exposure to select chemical toxicantsWorld Trade Center dust, agents for chemical terrorism, and nanoparticlesFor health professionals, including health authorities, public health officials, physicians, and industrial managers, who are seeking new research and techniques for managing environmental substances, this invaluable reference will guide you through in a thorough, easy- to-read manner. From the Back Cover An Updated Reference on Human Exposure to Environmental Toxicants and A Study of Their Impact on Public HealthWith the fourth edition of Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their HealthEffects, readers have access to up-to-date information on the study and science of environmental toxicology and public health worldwide. Practitioners and professionals can use this resource to understand newly discovered information on the adverse health effects of toxins and pollutants in air, water, and occupational and environmental environments on large human populations. The fourth edition of this book is updated to reflect new knowledge and research on: Performing risk assessments on exposed individualsAssessing the effects of toxicants and substances on large populations for health and medical professionalsPatterns of human exposure to select chemical toxicantsWorld Trade Center dust, agents for chemical terrorism, and nanoparticlesFor health professionals, including health authorities, public health officials, physicians, and industrial managers, who are seeking new research and techniques for managing environmental substances, this invaluable reference will guide you through in a thorough, easy- to-read manner. About the Author MORTON LIPPMANN, PHD, earned a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering at Cooper Union, an MS in Industrial Hygiene at Harvard School of Public Health, and a PhD in Environmental H