[PDF] Environmental Health Criteria 237 Principles For Evaluating Health Risks In Children Associated With Exposure To Chemicals eBook

Author : Germaine Buck Louis
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,95 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 924157237X

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Conclusions, and recommendations -- Introduction and background -- Unique biological characteristics of children -- Developmental stage-specific susceptibilities and outcomes in children -- Exposure assessment of children -- Methodologies to assess health outcomes in children -- Implications and strategies for risk assessment for children.

Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,38 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN :

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Published under the joint sponsorship of the International Programme on Chemical Safety, a joint venture of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, the World Health Organization, and on behalf of the Commission of European Communities. EUR 10453

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Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 4896 pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 0444639527

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Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, Second Edition, Six Volume Set presents the newest release in this fundamental reference that updates and broadens the umbrella of environmental health, especially social and environmental health for its readers. There is ongoing revolution in governance, policies and intervention strategies aimed at evolving changes in health disparities, disease burden, trans-boundary transport and health hazards. This new edition reflects these realities, mapping new directions in the field that include how to minimize threats and develop new scientific paradigms that address emerging local, national and global environmental concerns. Represents a one-stop resource for scientifically reliable information on environmental health Fills a critical gap, with information on one of the most rapidly growing scientific fields of our time Provides comparative approaches to environmental health practice and research in different countries and regions of the world Covers issues behind specific questions and describes the best available scientific methods for environmental risk assessment

Author : P.J. Bert Hakkinen
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 1553 pages
File Size : 47,77 MB
Release : 2009-08-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080920039

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This latest version of Information Resources in Toxicology (IRT) continues a tradition established in 1982 with the publication of the first edition in presenting an extensive itemization, review, and commentary on the information infrastructure of the field. This book is a unique wide-ranging, international, annotated bibliography and compendium of major resources in toxicology and allied fields such as environmental and occupational health, chemical safety, and risk assessment. Thoroughly updated, the current edition analyzes technological changes and is rife with online tools and links to Web sites. IRT-IV is highly structured, providing easy access to its information. Among the “hot topics covered are Disaster Preparedness and Management, Nanotechnology, Omics, the Precautionary Principle, Risk Assessment, and Biological, Chemical and Radioactive Terrorism and Warfare are among the designated. International in scope, with contributions from over 30 countries Numerous key references and relevant Web links Concise narratives about toxicologic sub-disciplines Valuable appendices such as the IUPAC Glossary of Terms in Toxicology Authored by experts in their respective sub-disciplines within toxicology

Author : Edward A. Laws
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 733 pages
File Size : 11,46 MB
Release : 2012-12-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461457645

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Environmental Toxicology provides a detailed, comprehensive introduction to this key area of sustainability and public health research. The broad coverage includes sections on ecological risk assessment, monitoring, mechanisms, fate and transport, prevention, and correctives, as well as treatment of the health effects of solar radiation and toxicology in the ocean. The 23 state-of-the-art chapters provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on this vital area, which encompasses environmental science, biology, chemistry, and public health.