Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment

Jane A. Plant 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2012년 02월 08일 출간

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Pollutants, Human Health and the Environment is a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of environmental pollutants that are of current concern to human health.Clearly structured throughout, the main body of the book is divided by pollutant type with a chapter devoted to each group of pollutants. Each chapter follows a similar format to facilitate comparison and discussion. For each pollutant, the authors describe the sources, pathways, environmental fate and sinks as well as known toxicological effects. Importantly, the second chapter on heavy metals and other inorganic substances deals with trace element deficiencies which can have serious problems for human health. Some rocks and soils are naturally low in some trace elements and intensive agriculture over the past half century has effectively mined many trace elements reducing their levels in soils and crops. The final chapteris a discussion about the various risk assessment frameworks and regulations covering the main pollutants.Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of environmental pollutants of concern to human health Clearly divided into pollutant type with each chapter devoted to a different pollutant group Clearly structured throughout with the same format for each chapter to help facilitate comparison and discussion and enable readers to prioritise chemicals of concern Description of the sources, pathways, environmental fate and known toxicological effect Includes contributions from leading researchers and edited by a team of experts in the field

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Forewords xiTribute xiiiThe Editors xvContributors xviiAcknowledgements xixIntroduction 1Jane A. Plant, Nikolaos Voulvoulis and K. Vala Ragnarsdottir1 The scientific appraisal of hazardous substances in the environment 5Olwenn V. Martin and Jane A. Plant1.1 Introduction 51.2 Fundamental concepts of toxicology 51.3 Some notions of environmental epidemiology 131.4 Scientific evidence and the precautionary principle 191.5 Uncertainty and controversy: the endocrine disruption example 201.6 Concluding remarks 23References 232 Regulatory systems and guidelines for the management of risk 27Dieudonne-Guy Ohandja, Sally Donovan, Pamela Castle, Nikolaos Voulvoulis and Jane A. Plant2.1 Introduction 272.2 Current regulation on chemicals 282.3 Guideline values 342.4 Conclusions and recommendations 47References 473 Essential and beneficial trace elements 53Xiyu Phoon, E. Louise Ander and Jane A. Plant3.1 Introduction 533.2 Hazardous properties 563.3 Sources 593.4 Environmental pathways 633.5 Effects on human receptors 683.6 Risk reduction 77References 794 Toxic trace elements 87Jilang Pan, Ho-Sik Chon, Mark R. Cave, Christopher J. Oates and Jane A. Plant4.1 Introduction 874.2 Hazardous properties 894.3 Sources 904.4 Environmental pathways 944.5 Effects on human receptors 1014.6 Risk reduction 107References 1085 Radioactivity and radioelements 115Jane A. Plant, Barry Smith, Xiyu Phoon and K. Vala Ragnarsdottir5.1 Introduction 1155.2 Hazardous properties 1225.3 Sources 1255.4 Environmental pathways 1325.5 Bioaccessibility and bioavailability 1365.6 Risk reduction 139References 1416 Industrial chemicals 147Danelle Dhaniram, Alexandra Collins, Khareen Singh and Nikolaos Voulvoulis6.1 Introduction 1476.2 Hazardous properties

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“Overall, the book offers a well-rounded overview of the complex and rapidly changing field of environmental toxicology. It will be of interest to anyone studying or working in the broad fields of health, safety and environmental science and of immense value to scientists or professionals involved in influencing environmental and public health policy.”& (Occupational Medicine, 8 December 2013)“Overall, this book is valuable to the field of cancer disparity research and will be a good addition to any library, particularly those that cater to the disadvantaged members of the US population.”& (Perspectives in Public Health, 6 July 2013)“This book provides a balanced view of the risks and benefits of several groups of substances such as essential, toxic, trace and radioactive elements; synthetic organic agricultural and industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals; and particulates and nano-materials . . . The chapters may be useful as guidelines for the management of risk. The book will be quite useful for a wide spectrum of readership across the world.”& (Environment Ecology, 1 October 2012)“The book is clearly written, includes extensive references, and is well-illustrated.”& (Book News, 1 April 2012)

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저자(글) Jane A. Plant

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Professor Jane Plant is a leading geochemist based at Imperial who has made major contributions to Earth and Environmental Science, concentrating on issues of particular relevance to society.Professor Plant is an international expert on chemicals in the environment, especially the naturally occurring radionuclides such as uranium and the trace elements arsenic and selenium. She developed the BGS Geochemical Baseline of the Environment (G-BASE) programme which maps the distribution of many different chemicals over the land surface of the UK and allows their interactions to be studied using geographical information systems or other digital methods. She developed the methods of systematically and reproducibly sampling and analysing sediment, soil and water samples, as well as the first quality-control systems for such data. The standard of the data is widely acknowledged as the best in the world, and the methods have been adopted by the IUGS/IAGC Global Geochemical Baseline Programme, which she leads jointly with the United States Geological Survey. She has used the data for many environmental studies, including issues related to human health and agriculture. She and her team have worked on problems related to human health in Asia and Africa helping, for example, to identify the relationship between a lack of available selenium in parts of China with the incidence of a type of heart disease.