Yu Ming-Ho. Environmental toxicology: biological and health effects of pollutants

Second Edition. — CRC Press, 2004. — 339 p.This second edition of Environmental Toxicology focuses on the biological and health effects toxins have on living organisms. It also stresses the relationship between human activity and the environment, relating changes in the environment with the changing patterns of human diseases, and exploring the parallels between developing economies and pollution-related health problems.
The book deals with a large number of environmental toxicants, discussing their damage process, metabolism (biotransformation), and metabolism, toxicants and their damage process, and environmental, biological, and nutritional factors that may influence toxicity. It also describes several natural defense systems and the mechanisms for detoxification, including endogenous antioxidants and free radical scavenging enzymes on a cellular level. The book continues its comprehensive analysis of EPA Criteria Air Pollutants (SO2, NO2, O3, CO, particulate matter), and volatile organic compounds, as well as soil and water pollution, and expands the chapters on fluoride, environmental metals and metalloid (lead, cadmium, mercury, nickel, and arsenic), pesticides and related material such as PCBs and dioxins, and their relationship with endocrine disruption (a new chapter) and environmental cancer, offering more insight on the interaction of various chemical agents with DNA.Environmental Change and Health.
Occurrence of Toxicants.
Toxic Action of Pollutants.
Factors Affecting Xenobiotic Action.
Biotransformation – Metabolism of Xenobiotics.
Defense Responses to Toxicants.
Air Pollution – Inorganic Gases.
Air Pollution – Particulate Matter.
Environmental Fluoride.
Volatile Organic Compounds.
Soil and Water Pollution – Environmental Metals and Metalloids.
Pesticides and Related Materials.
Endocrine Disruption.
Mutagenic Pollutants.
Environmental Cancer.
Ecological Risk Assessment.
Appendicies