3rd Edition
by Arnold Schecter (Editor)
Explores the latest science on dioxins and other POPs, and their impact on human health
Now in its third edition, Dioxins and Health
is the most respected reference of its kind, presenting the latest
scientific findings on dioxins, dibenzofurans, polychlorinated biphenyls
and related compounds, and their impact on human health. The book fully
examines the many toxicological effects―including immunological,
neurological, developmental, dermatological, and cardiological―these
chemicals have on health.
This Third Edition has been
greatly expanded with the latest research findings on dioxins and
related compounds. Moreover, it now includes coverage of other
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and endocrine disruptors,
including:
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Brominated flame retardants, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane
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Perfluorinated chemicals such as perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid
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Other endocrine disrupting chemicals similar to POPs such as bisphenol A
Readers
will also learn about the latest findings on the long-term impacts
caused by the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Other chapters review the
Seveso disaster in Italy and the Yusho and Yucheng rice oil poisoning
incidents in Japan and Taiwan. In addition, there is a full chapter
dedicated to the dioxin poisoning of former Ukraine President Victor
Yushchenko.
All the chapters in the book have been written by
leading international experts. References at the end of each chapter
guide readers to the primary literature in the field.
Expertly organized in one volume, Dioxins and Health
offers readers quick access to essential information about dioxins and
related compounds written in clear, simple language that is accessible
to not only scientists, clinicians and public health professionals, but
also general readers.
