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Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects
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Environmental Toxicants: Human Exposures and Their Health Effects | Hardcover

by Morton Lippmann (Author)

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Binding:  Hardcover
Publisher:  Wiley-Interscience
Edition:  3rd Edition
Page Count:  1,167 Pages
Publication Date:  March 11, 2009
Sales Rank:  1,014,312st


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Provides the most current information and research available for performing risk assessments on exposed individuals and populations, giving guidance to public health authorities, primary care physicians, and industrial managers Reviews current knowledge on human exposure to selected chemical agents and physical factors in the ambient environment Updates and revises the previous edition, in light of current scientific literature and its significance to public health concerns Includes new chapters on: airline cabin exposures, arsenic, endocrine disruptors, and nanoparticles

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