Human Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures - Harold Zeliger

Human Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures

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Buch | Hardcover
574 Seiten
2011 | 2nd edition
William Andrew Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4377-3463-8 (ISBN)
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Catalogs the known effects of chemical mixtures on the human body and proposes a framework for understanding and predicting their actions in terms of lipophile (fat soluble)/hydrophile (water soluble) interactions. This title presents a theoretical framework for predicting what the effects of uncharacterized mixtures might be.
In this important reference work, Zeliger catalogs the known effects of chemical mixtures

on the human body and also proposes a framework for understanding and predicting their

actions in terms of lipophile (fat soluble) / hydrophile (water soluble) interactions. The

author’s focus is on illnesses that ensue following exposures to mixtures of chemicals

that cannot be attributed to any one component of the mixture.

In the first part the mechanisms of chemical absorption at a molecular and

macromolecular level are explained, as well as the body’s methods of defending itself

against xenobiotic intrusion. Part II examines the sources of the chemicals discusssed,

looking at air and water pollution, food additives, pharmaceuticals, etc. Part III, which

includes numerous case studies, examines specific effects of particular mixtures on

particular body systems and organs and presents a theoretical framework for predicting

what the effects of uncharacterized mixtures might be. Part IV covers regulatory

requirements and the need to adjust recommended exposure levels for products

containing mixtures. It also contains recommendations on how to limit exposure to

mixtures in the products we use and on how to limit release of mixtures into the

environment.

Providing brief summaries of each mixture and its effects, Zeliger provides a

comprehensive reference, a jumping off point for professionals (with extensive chapter

bibliographies) and an introduction to the topic for those studying traditional toxicology.

Addressing many inadequately understood illnesses and conditions such as asthma,

infertility and cancer, it will also be of interest to health professionals, environmental

scientists and lawyers.

Dr. Harold I. Zeliger holds a PhD in organic chemistry and has been a professor of chemistry and environmental science. He is a Certified Professional Chemist, a Board- Certified Forensic Examiner, and an EPA Certified Laboratory Director. Dr. Zeliger is the author of 51 technical publications, including basic research journal articles and patents. In his more than 40 years in the Chemical Process Industry, he has personally developed many industrial and consumer chemical products, designed chemical product warning labels and written Material Safety Data Sheets for toxic and flammable chemicals. Dr. Zeliger has investigated hundreds of toxic chemical exposures, environmental spills and discharges, chemical fires and explosions nationally and internationally. He has served repeatedly as an expert witness for both plaintiffs and defendants in chemical product, process, toxic exposure, environmental, flammable, intellectual property and subrogation claims. Dr. Zeliger has provided services for numerous forensic examinations, technology transfer and due diligence investigations. Dr. Zeliger’s research is in the area of chemical toxicology. His published work includes papers on the toxic effects of chemical mixtures and chemical causes of cancer clusters and two editions of Human Toxicology of Chemical Mixtures, Second Edition.

PART I

1) Introduction to Chemical Toxicology of Mixtures

2) Health Effects of Exposures to Chemical Mixtures

3) Absorption of Chemical Mixtures

4) Chemical Toxicology

PART II Exposures to Chemical Mixtures

5) Scope and sources of toxic exposures

6) In Utero Exposure

7) Air Pollution

8) Water Pollution

9) Soil Pollution

10) Food

11) Chemicals In and Around The Home

12) Sick Building Syndrome

13) Industrial Exposure

14) Pesticides

15) Alcohol and Tobacco: Recreational Toxins

16) Electromagnetic Radiation and Toxic Exposure

PART III Mixture Effects on Body Systems

17) Respiratory System

18) Nervous System

19) Developmental Neurotoxicology

20) Autism: Effect of Maternal Exposure to Neurotoxic Chemcials

21) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

22) Endocrine System

23) Toxic Infertility

24) Teratogens

25) Immune System

26) Chemical Sensitivity: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS)

27) Skin

28) Musculoskeletal System

29) Cardiovascular System

30) Liver

31) Kidneys

32) Cancer

33) Childhood Cancer

34) Cancer Clusters

PART IV Regulatory Requirements

35) Regulatory Requirements

36) Conclusions and Recommendations

Verlagsort Norwich
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 890 g
Themenwelt Studium 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) Pharmakologie / Toxikologie
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 1-4377-3463-4 / 1437734634
ISBN-13 978-1-4377-3463-8 / 9781437734638
Zustand Neuware
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